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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Heathrow, FL · November 15, 2005

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Date
November 15, 2005 · 20:45 local
Place
Heathrow, FL
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7453J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA06LA019
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total150 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N7453JRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 2007 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30803 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot of aircraft contacted sanford, Florida tower and requested to land. Sanford tower cleared aircraft for straight in approach to runway 9L. Tower lost radar contact and radio contact about 7 miles short of runway. Aircraft glanced roof of residential home 7 miles southwest of airport, right wing impacted a tree at an approximate 30-degree nose down attitude seven feet from surface, severing right wing from fuselage. Nose of aircraft struck road causing the nose gear to collapse, the top of the engine mount to separate from the firewall, and bend one propeller blade aft. Aircraft continued to slide on surface for 15 feet before left wing impacted a tree severing it from fuselage. Fuselage of aircraft made a 90-degree turn to the right after left wing separated and came to rest 10 feet from left wing. Fuel was observed leaking from left wing. No post accident fire occurred and both occupants of aircraft exited wreckage with minor injuries. Aircraft was destroyed. Post accident investigation revealed fuel selector half way between the right tank position and the off position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT OF AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SANFORD, FLORIDA TOWER AND REQUESTED TO LAND. SANFORD TOWER CLEARED AIRCRAFT FOR STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9L. TOWER LOST RADAR CONTACT AND RADIO CONTACT ABOUT 7 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT GLANCED ROOF OF RESIDENTIAL HOME 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AIRPORT, RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE AT AN APPROXIMATE 30-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE SEVEN FEET FROM SURFACE, SEVERING RIGHT WING FROM FUSELAGE. NOSE OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROAD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE, THE TOP OF THE ENGINE MOUNT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL, AND BEND ONE PROPELLER BLADE AFT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ON SURFACE FOR 15 FEET BEFORE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE SEVERING IT FROM FUSELAGE. FUSELAGE OF AIRCRAFT MADE A 90-DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT AFTER LEFT WING SEPARATED AND CAME TO REST 10 FEET FROM LEFT WING. FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM LEFT WING. NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE OCCURRED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS OF AIRCRAFT EXITED WRECKAGE WITH MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL SELECTOR HALF WAY BETWEEN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION AND THE OFF POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA06LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHeathrow, FLA partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing in a residential area.Nov 16, 2005 · Substantial damage