19990426015129I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Joplin, MO · April 26, 1999

Date
April 26, 1999 · 11:30 local
Place
Joplin, MO
Airport
Joplin Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2087N
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total800 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed in traffic pattern after power reduction. Investigation revealed FOD in carburetor and stuck float. Pilot landed in grass alongside runway 18. Incident #CE99IGA0055 is closed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AFTER POWER REDUCTION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FOD IN CARBURETOR AND STUCK FLOAT. PILOT LANDED IN GRASS ALONGSIDE RUNWAY 18. INCIDENT #CE99IGA0055 IS CLOSED.