# Accident 20000819013439A: Ryan ST3KR, Stlucie, FL, August 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2000, 10:58 local time
- Place: Stlucie, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1910° N, 80.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1910&lon=-80.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54403, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54403-2003-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- Reported engine: GLADEN R56
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000819013439A

## Narrative

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

(-23- ON VFR FLIGHT FROM ST LUCIE AIRPORT, FT PIERCE, FL TO STUART, FL. A/C LOST POWER. PILOT THEN APPLIED CARB HEAT. THE ENGINE REGAINED PARTIAL POWER MOMENTARILY THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD. STRUCK A TREE WITH RIGHT WING DEMOLISHING THE A/C. NO INJURIES. (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,000 FEET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN ENGINE RPM. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE RPM INCREASED. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER DECREASE IN ENGINE RPM. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A HIGHWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 MIA00LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA242), Aug 19, 2000: Ryan ST3KR (N54403), St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper judgment to conduct a precautionary landing when he first experienced a partial loss of engine power, and his subsequent failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced…

## Other reports on N54403 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890731025911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731025911A), Jul 31, 1989: Ryan PT22 (N54403), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. After liftoff struck a taylor E2 N2414 that was crossing the runway. Both had clearance. Ground crew error in timing

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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