# Incident 19990828036319I: Piper PA28160, Chicago, IL, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 09:04 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5199W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5199W-2012-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828036319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 1999, THE PRIVATE PILOT, SEL DEPARTED MIDAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO, IL WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF LANSING, IL ON A PART 91 FERSONAL FLIGHT.  DURING CRUISE, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED POWER REDUCTION.  THE AIRCRAFT'S CHECKLIST PROCEDURES FAILED TO RESTORE THAT POWER LOSS.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REACH MEIGS FIELD (CGX) FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTINUALLY LOOSING ALTITUDE, AND WAS DITCHED IN LAKE MICHIGAN.  THE PILOT WAS RESCUED BY A BOATER IN THE AREA.  NO INJURIES, NO FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT SAND IN APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET OF WATER.  IT WAS RECOVERED AND POSITIONED AT MEIGS FIELD.

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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