# Incident 20150228002689I: Piper PA-31-310, Boca Raton, FL, February 28, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2015, 12:15 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3708° N, 80.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boca Raton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3708&lon=-80.1026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748NP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748NP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-310
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150228002689I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM KFXE ENROUTE TO KPMP. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT ADVISED ATC OF RIGHT ENGINE TROUBLE AND SUBSENQUENTLY ENGINE FAILURE. ATC ASSISTED BY RECOMMENDING ALTERNATE LANDING OPTIONS. PILOT THEN REPORTED FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT DOWN SOMEWHERE. ATC ADVISED THAT THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE WAS BELOW HIM. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED BETWEEN A COUNTY DRAINAGE DITCH AND A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA.

## Other reports on N748NP (1)

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

- [Incident 20150515008309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150515008309I), May 15, 2015: Piper PA-31-310 (N748NP), Ft Lauderdale, FL, No damage. PIC reported that during the approach sequence the left engine began to run rough which created drag on the aircraft. He elected to shut the engine…

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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