# Accident 19990202000999A: Piper PA32260, Orlando, FL, February 2, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 2, 1999, 22:10 local time - Place: Orlando, FL - Airport: Orlando International - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.4210° N, 81.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4210&lon=-81.3001&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5528J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5528J-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260 - Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 190 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA073) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990202000999A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE TURNED BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING RAPIDLY IN A LEFT TURN AND IMPACT THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING AND NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY INVERTED, AND CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE MAIN DOOR. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED 9 OF 12 CAM FOLLOWERS WERE BROKEN DUE TO OVERSTRESS. NO FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE AND NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINE WERE FOUND. WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 396 POUNDS OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF WEIGHT. (-23)AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY18 RIGHT WITH A CARGO OF WALL STREET JOURNALS. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIED ONE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED EAST AND IMMEDIATELY THE PILOT RADIO THE FAA TOWER THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES. THE PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND SPINNED APPROX 300 FEET. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH SE VERE BURNS AND WERE TAKEN TO ORLANDO REGIONAL HOSPITAL. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 2, 1999, ABOUT 2210 EST, A PIPER PA-32-260, N5528J, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, CRAHSED WHILE RETURNING TO LAND AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORDIA,WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 2200. FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TOWER STATED THAT FLIGHT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 18 RIGHT AND TURNED TO THE EAST AFTER TAKEOFF. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO RETURN FOR A LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17 AND WAS OBSERVED TO CRASH ON THE RUNWAY. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA073), Feb 3, 1999: Piper PA-32-260 (N5528J), Orlando, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an engine assembly overload for undetermined reasons. A related factor was the pilot exceeded the airplane's maximum allowable weight. ## Other reports on N5528J (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19750803022399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803022399A), Aug 3, 1975: Piper PA32260 (N5528J), Clifford, PA, Substantial damage. Swerved off runway into unfinished construction area adjacent to runway From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.