# Incident 19990426015129I: Piper PA28161, Joplin, MO, April 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Joplin, MO
- Airport: Joplin Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1532° N, 94.4988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOPLIN RGNL (JLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1532&lon=-94.4988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2087N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2087N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990426015129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

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.

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