# Incident 20051212030279I: Piper PA28161, Melbourne, FL, December 12, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2005, 19:03 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051212030279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WAS PERFORMING BASIC MANEUVERS OVER PRACTICE AREA BRAVO, NE OF MELBOURNE. WHEN RECOVERING FROM A POWER OFF STALL ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, STUDENT TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, LEANING MIXTURE, CARB HEAT BUT ALL HAD TEMPORARY EFFECT. WHILE AT 500 FT AND 75 KTS AT FULL THROTTLE STUDENT DECIDED HE COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO MELBOURNE AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND IN THE SOD FIELD DIRECTLY BELOW THE PRACTICE AREA.

## Other reports on N601FT (3)

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

- [Accident 20160629020919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160629020919A), Jun 29, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N601FT), Merrit Island, FL, Substantial damage. On June 29, 2016 around 1:00PM a flight school aircraft with a flight instructor and student pilot where performing local pattern flying during landing on roll…
- [Incident 20111216028629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111216028629I), Dec 16, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N601FT), Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Student pilot certificate [privacy data omitted] (atqa would not pull up correct airman) student landed for full stop during solo…
- [Incident 20110804018289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804018289I), Aug 4, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N601FT), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. An aircraft affiliated with orlando flight training (aca) in merritt island on an instruction flight, performing full stop/taxi back at the tico airport in…

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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