# Accident 20160728013409A: Piper PA-28R-200, Panama City, FL, July 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2016, 18:20 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Northwest Florida Beaches International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3958° N, 85.8125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3958&lon=-85.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94JR-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728013409A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS TOPPED WITH FUEL AT EDN- 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT TO ECP, CFI REDUCED POWER TO SLOW TO GEAR EXTENSION SPEED AND INITIATE APPROACH FROM 3500 FEET. LOWERED GEAR, ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. RAN CHECKLIST WITH NO RESULTS, TOLD TWR THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT, CUT SWITCHES, FUEL OFF, TRIED FOR DIRT ROAD, LANDING IN STRAND OF PINE TREES WITH MINOR INJURY TO STUDENT.

NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS EVIDENT AT SCENE. WRECKAGE RELEASED TO SALVAGE COMPANY. ORLANDO FSDO WAS ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE IN ENGINE EXAMINATION.

## 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 ERA16LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA276), Jul 29, 2016: Piper PA28R (N94JR), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures…

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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