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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J5A · Pompano, FL · September 10, 2015

Date: September 10, 2015 · 16:20 local
Place: Pompano, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N38719
Reported as: Piper J5A
Reported engine: Continental A&C75 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,550 total50 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N38719Registered now · Piper J5AS/N 5-1074 Airframe modelPiper J5A Engine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed hwo at approximately 1605L operating under 14 CFR part 91 and proceeded VFR towards the beach. Approximately 15 minutes into flight, the aircraft began experiencing engine problems climbing through 800 feet and ultimately shutdown. All attempts to restart the engine failed. The pilot stated he noticed an open, flat area on the beach that was unoccupied and elected to make an emergnecy landing. The aircraft landed power off and stopped on beach behind a hotel. The aircraft received only slight damage to nose cone and cowling as it dung into the sand and tilted forward. The engine was not running and propeller received no damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HWO AT APPROXIMATELY 1605L OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND PROCEEDED VFR TOWARDS THE BEACH. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS CLIMBING THROUGH 800 FEET AND ULTIMATELY SHUTDOWN. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED AN OPEN, FLAT AREA ON THE BEACH THAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGNECY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED POWER OFF AND STOPPED ON BEACH BEHIND A HOTEL. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE TO NOSE CONE AND COWLING AS IT DUNG INTO THE SAND AND TILTED FORWARD. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND PROPELLER RECEIVED NO DAMAGE.