# Accident 20000629016179A: Piper PA23160, Winter Haven, FL, June 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0410° N, 81.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0410&lon=-81.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3317P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3317P-2002-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629016179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF WHILE SECURING THE FAILED ENGINE AND LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE A/C TO GET TOO LOW TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.AND ELECTED TO LAND IN THE TREES.

## 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 MIA00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA193), Jun 29, 2000: Piper PA-23-160 (N3317P), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to follow procedures/directives and his misjudgment of distance/altitude following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the proper…

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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