# Accident 20050930023449A: Namer T28C, Arcadia, FL, September 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1919° N, 81.8372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1919&lon=-81.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176RD-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28C (registry code 6402507, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 70 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930023449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AT 1530 EDT, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28-C, N176RD, REGISTERED TO MIAMI BEACH AVIATION LLC, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ DEPARTED ARCADIA, FL AIRPORT (X06) TO FT LAUDERDALE/NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) (NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED) VFR DIRECT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET WHEN THE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY LOSS OF POWER IN THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON AN ORANGE GROVE DIRT ROAD. THE PLANES RIGHT WING STRUCK THE BANK OF THE DITCH LOCATED WEST OF THE ROAD, ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT DID A CARTWHEEL INTO THE DITCH NOSE DOWN. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 MIA05LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA164), Sep 30, 2005: North American T-28C (N176RD), Arcadia, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the master rod bearing.

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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