# Accident 20060216002819A: Piper PA28140, Lehigh Acres, FL, February 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2006, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lehigh Acres, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5497° N, 81.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5497&lon=-81.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14MA-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060216002819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2006 A PIPER PA-28-140, N14MA, REGISTERED TO CORPORATE ENTERPRISES INC. WAS AT 2500 FEET FOR THIRTY MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN ISOLATED ROAD WHEN HE SAW A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD HE VEERED AWAY AND LANDED IN A THICK BRUSH AREA. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AT TOUCH DOWN CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 MIA06LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA054), Feb 16, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N14MA), Lehigh Acres, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in a nose-over during the forced landing.

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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