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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Jacksonville, FL · February 27, 2015

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Date
February 27, 2015 · 11:30 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2122K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA142
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N2122KRegistration cancelled Dec 12, 2015 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990237 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On February 27, 2015, about 1159 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-181, N2122K, collided with terrain near Jacksonville, Florida after a total loss of engine power. The airplane was registered to and operated by Jacksonville navy flying club under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The instructional flight departed lake city gateway airport (lcq), lake city, Florida, at 1130 and was destined for Jacksonville naval air station, Jacksonville, Florida.

The student pilot reported that the accident flight was a solo cross country flight. On the third and final leg of the flight, approximately 25 minutes after departure from lcq, the engine experienced a total loss of power. The student pilot elected to perform a forced landing to a nearby pasture. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings during the forced landing. The airplane was recovered for further inspection.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2015, ABOUT 1159 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N2122K, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AFTER A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY JACKSONVILLE NAVY FLYING CLUB UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED LAKE CITY GATEWAY AIRPORT (LCQ), LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, AT 1130 AND WAS DESTINED FOR JACKSONVILLE NAVAL AIR STATION, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. ON THE THIRD AND FINAL LEG OF THE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM LCQ, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING TO A NEARBY PASTURE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND BOTH WINGS DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

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 ERA15LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacksonville, FLThe total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.Feb 27, 2015 · Substantial damage