# Accident 19990610006749A: Cessna 182P, West Palm Beach, FL, June 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1999, 09:25 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5797° N, 80.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5797&lon=-80.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1578M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1578M-2004-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990610006749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND THE ACFT LOST POWER, THE PILOT DECIDED THE ACFT WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE ARPT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF-FIELD, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IN THE DOWNWIND LEG OF CLOSED RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN AT PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK, LNA. STUDENT PILOT TURNED TOWARD THE AIRPORT FOR THE FORCED LANDING. S.P. REALIZED THE APPROACH WOULD BE LONG AND UNSUCCESSFUL. S.P. ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. DURING CLIMB ON THE DEPARTURE, THE CE-182-P AGAIN LOST POWER. THE S.P. INITIATED A FORCED LANDING. THE CE-182 CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, EAST OF LNA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A HIGHT POWER ELECTRICAL WIRE APPROXIMATELY 60' AGL ON THE APPROACH AND THEN A PALM TREE AT ABOUT 20' AGL. THE IMPACT WAS IN THE FRONT YARD OF A HOUSE LOCATED AT 2111 LAKE BASS DR., LANTANA, FL. THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE PROPELLER CUT AN 8' GOUGE IN THE SOIL. THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN BROKE OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT UPON INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY RICOCHETED INTO THE FRONT WALL OF THE HOUSE. THE LEFT WING HIT FIRST AND ABSORBED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE CRASH. THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND NOSE SECTION ALSO ABSORBED SIGNIFICANT ENERGY. THE UPPER ENGINE BASKET WAS SEVERED.

## 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 MIA99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA171), Jun 10, 1999: Cessna 182P (N1578M), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The poor in-flight planning by the pilot during the approach for a precautionary landing following a power interruption during the downwind leg, resulting in a go-around. A Contributing factor to the…

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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