# Accident 20031213037489A: Piper PA39, Kissimmee, FL, December 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2003, 01:55 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2917° N, 81.4383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2917&lon=-81.4383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031213037489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/13/03, N230SW, A PIPER, PA-39-39, DEPARTED RUNWAY 15 AT 12:50 AT KISSIMMEE AIRPORT (ISM). THE PILOT LARRY WILLIAM PETERS, HOLDER OF AIRMAN PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1755078 WITH COMMERCIAL, INSTRUMENT AND SEL AND MEL RATINGS, REPORTED THAT AT VMC HE LOST POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT 20 FEET AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, HE CHOPPED THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED ON THE GRASS HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN AND TAXI LIGHT SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND SEVERING THE LEFT TIP TANK. THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE IN THE MAIN POSITION. THE RIGHT WING MAIN INDICATED A FULL TANK AND THE AUX INDICATED 1/4. THE LEFT WING MAIN INDICATED 1/2 FUL AND THE AUX INDICATED EMPTY. ON DECEMBER 23, 2003, THE ENGINES WERE RUN BY SUNSTATE AVIATION AT KISSIMMEE AIRPORT. BOTH ENGINES WERE RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AND CHECKED OUT AT 2650 RPM 29" MP. THE MAGNETO CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE ENGINES STARTED OUT WITH NO DIFFICULTY, GOING THROUGH POWER SETTING OR MAINTAINING MAXIMUM OUTPUT 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 ATL04LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA052), Dec 13, 2003: Piper PA-39 (N230SW), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a collision with terrain and obstacles following a loss of right engine power.

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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