# Accident 19991023043749A: Piper PA28161, Lake Wales, FL, October 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1999, 12:05 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8703° N, 81.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8703&lon=-81.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616FT-2014-08-20) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023043749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED LAL, WITH TOUCH AND GO PLANNED AT X07 THEN DIRECT MLB. FOLLOWING TOUCH AND GO, PIC EXPERIENCED DECREASING ENGINE POWER AND DECLARED EMERGENCY ON 121.5, ATC COULD NOT ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH A/C. PIC ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE X25 FOR EMERGENCY BUT DUE TO ALTITUDE LOSS, ELECTED TO LAND ON FLORIDA HWY A27. PIC ACCOMPLISHED LANDING ON A27 IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AND DURING ROLL-OUT CONTACTED TWO TRAFFIC SIGNS WITH R/H OUTBOARD WING LEADING EDGE AND A PARKED SEMI TRAILER AND TRUCK WITH R/H WING TIP. BOTH STRIKES CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C. PIC NOT INJURED.

## 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 ATL00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA002), Oct 23, 1999: Piper PA-28-161 (N616FT), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The carburetor icing conditions that were present. Factors were the failure of the pilot to follow the emergency procedures checklist, and the objects that included a flag pole, a road sign and a…

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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