# Accident 20000321012469A: Piper PA28140, Ocean Springs, MS, March 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2000, 16:20 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport: Gulfpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3997° N, 88.7997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3997&lon=-88.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6684J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6684J-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000321012469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 21, 2000 ABOUT 1620 CST PA-28-140, N6684J CRASHED WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF FROM 5R2 WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 VFR FLIGHT. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED IN A FIRE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. (.4)DURING CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THEN REGAINED FULL POWER. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER AND THEN REGAINED POWER TO A POINT LESS THAN 2,000 RPM. THE PILOT MADE A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DESCENDED, IMPACTING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP AND TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND A POLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND A POST CRASH FIRE ERUPTED AND CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. POST CRASH TEARDOWN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ABNORMALITIES. THE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 MIA00LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA113), Mar 21, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N6684J), Ocean Springs, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft while making a forced landing following loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in the aircraft impacting hard on the runway,…

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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