# Accident 20001220040439A: Piper PA28R201, Fort Pierce, FL, December 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2000, 10:24 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5002° N, 80.3602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5002&lon=-80.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001220040439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12-20-2000, AT ABOUT 1024 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-201, N9185P, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING CRASHED WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CPR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT THE PILOT, BUT WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE PILOT INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE WAS NOT VERIFIED AND NO OFFICIAL STATEMENTS WERE MADE BY THE PILOT REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT. PILOT IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR CONTACT.  ON 12-28-200, AN ENGINE PERFORMANCE TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DIFFICULTIES NOTED.

## 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 MIA01LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA048), Dec 20, 2000: Piper PA-28R-201 (N9185P), Fort Pierce, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach for landing while making a landing following a reported momentary partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and his decision to make a go-around from the…

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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