# Incident 20150910015809I: Piper J5A, Pompano, FL, September 10, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2015, 16:20 local time
- Place: Pompano, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38719, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38719) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 50 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150910015809I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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