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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Boca Raton, FL · July 13, 1999

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Date
July 13, 1999 · 20:44 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56706
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA196
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
422 total125 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N56706Registration cancelled Mar 3, 2000 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7435032Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200

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What happened

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

(.19) On July 13, 1999, about 2044 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N56706, registered to an individual, received substantial damage during a forced landing on a golf course near Boca Raton, Florida. The private-rated pilot reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed in the vicinity, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight was being conducted in accordance with title 14 CFR part 91. The flight had originated at lantana, Florida, at an unknown time. The pilot stated that he was flying southbound along the coast when he noticed that the engine oil pressure dropped to zero. He elected to turn towards the Boca Raton airport, but the engine started to run rough, and then lost complete power. The pilot elected to land on a golf course that was directly ahead. (.4)the pilot stated that he was flying southbound along the coast when he noticed that there was no indication on the engine oil pressure gauge. He elected to turn towards an airport, and tried to climb, but the engine started to run rough, and then lost complete power. At the time the flight was at an altitude of 1,200 feet. The pilot elected to land on a golf course that was directly ahead, and sent out a mayday. The airplane landed 'hard' on a fairway, the main landing gear separated and the airplane came to a stop. The engine teardown revealed that the oil pump idler impeller failed. Subsequently, the engine lost complete power due to lack of oil lubrication. An airworthiness directive (AD) referance the oil pump impeller was found not have been complied with (AD-81-18-04).

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JULY 13, 1999, ABOUT 2044 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N56706, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE NEAR BOCA RATON, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED IN THE VICINITY, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT LANTANA, FLORIDA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING SOUTHBOUND ALONG THE COAST WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. HE ELECTED TO TURN TOWARDS THE BOCA RATON AIRPORT, BUT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, AND THEN LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A GOLF COURSE THAT WAS DIRECTLY AHEAD. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING SOUTHBOUND ALONG THE COAST WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. HE ELECTED TO TURN TOWARDS AN AIRPORT, AND TRIED TO CLIMB, BUT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, AND THEN LOST COMPLETE POWER. AT THE TIME THE FLIGHT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,200 FEET. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A GOLF COURSE THAT WAS DIRECTLY AHEAD, AND SENT OUT A MAYDAY. THE AIRPLANE LANDED 'HARD' ON A FAIRWAY, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE OIL PUMP IDLER IMPELLER FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER DUE TO LACK OF OIL LUBRICATION. AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) REFERANCE THE OIL PUMP IMPELLER WAS FOUND NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH (AD-81-18-04).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoca Raton, FLa total loss of engine power due to a failed oil pump impeller which resulted in a forced landing and a subsequent hard landing on a golf course.Jul 14, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N56706 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890412034719IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Nashville, TNRight gear collapsed on rollout. Cause undetermined. No airworthiness or registration certificate on board.Apr 12, 1989 · Minor damageIncident 19880606032039ILevel Off Touchdown · Springfield, TNLanded gear up. CFI beleives the student put gear up after he lowered same. Failed to check.Jun 6, 1988 · Minor damage