# Accident 19990713022449A: Piper PA28R200, Boca Raton, FL, July 13, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 13, 1999, 20:44 local time - Place: Boca Raton, FL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.3708° N, 80.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boca Raton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3708&lon=-80.1026&mi=10 - Aircraft: N56706, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56706-2000-03-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200 - Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 422 total, 125 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA196) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713022449A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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). ## 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 MIA99LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA196), Jul 14, 1999: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56706), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a 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. ## Other reports on N56706 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19890412034719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890412034719I), Apr 12, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N56706), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Cause undetermined. No airworthiness or registration certificate on board. - [Incident 19880606032039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880606032039I), Jun 6, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N56706), Springfield, TN, Minor damage. Landed gear up. CFI beleives the student put gear up after he lowered same. Failed to check. 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.