# Accident 20150227002579A: Piper PA-28-181, Jacksonville, FL, February 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2642° N, 81.7042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2642&lon=-81.7042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2122K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2122K-2015-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150227002579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA142), Feb 27, 2015: Piper PA28 (N2122K), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

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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