# Accident 20070925023159A: Piper PA24250, Wimauma, FL, September 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2007, 09:25 local time
- Place: Wimauma, FL
- Airport: Wimauma Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7119° N, 82.2828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7119&lon=-82.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7961P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7961P-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070925023159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, AT 09:25 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER 24-250, N7961P, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED 45 DEGREES ON GRASS RUNWAY 27 AT FD77 RIPPING THE GEAR OFF WHILE ON PERFORMANCE FLIGHT FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PIC SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WIMAUMA FLORIDA (FD77) AT 9:15 LOCAL TIME. DURING THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED: 1. THE ENGINE OIL PUMP WAS OPERATIONAL AND PROVIDING OIL TO THE ENGINE. 2. OIL WAS FOUND IN #2 CYLINDER AND ON THE PUSH RODS. 3. OIL WAS FOUND IN THE PROP GOVERNOR OIL PUMP. 4. THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS FUNCTIONING INDICATING PRESSURE WHEN AIR WAS BLOWN INTO THE LINE. 5. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED STRAIGHT BACK.

## 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 MIA07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA157), Sep 25, 2007: Piper PA-24-250 (N7961P), Wimauma, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for a precautionary landing following a reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N7961P (2)

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

- [Incident 20020429011809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020429011809I), Apr 29, 2002: Piper PA24250 (N7961P), Pipestone, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed aircraft with gear up.
- [Incident 19930512017559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930512017559I), May 12, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N7961P), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertantly retracted landing gear on rollout.

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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