# Accident 20161001017719A: Piper PA-28-140, Laurel, MS, October 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MS
- Airport: Laurel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0000° N, 89.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0000&lon=-89.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N499TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 61 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001017719A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 1, 2016, THE PILOT DEPARTED PIB IN ROUTE TO LUL. PILOT FLEW OVER THE FIELD AT LUL SETTING UP TO LAND. PILOT CHECKED MIXTURE, TURNED ON ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND APPLIED CARB HEAT. AS THE PILOT ENTERED THE LANDING PATTERN, THROTTLE BACK AND APPLIED FLAPS.  PILOT APPLIED ANOTHER NOTCH OF FLAPS, BECAUSE HIS APPROACH WAS TO STEEP. PILOT DECIDE TO GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPT ANOTHER APPROACH.  PILOT THROTTLE ENGINE RPM INCREASE, PULLED FLAPS UP, TURNED CARB HEAT OFF.  ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT RE-APPLIED CARB HEAT, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS STILL ON.  SWITCH FUEL TANKS, BUT STARTED TO LOSING ALTITUDE AND LANDED AIRPLANE IN A FIELD AT THE END OF RUNWAY.  AS AIRPLANE ROLLED OUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A HOLE AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF.

## 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 ERA17LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA005), Oct 1, 2016: Piper PA28 (N499TG), Laurel, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a stuck carburetor float. The reason the carburetor float became stuck could not be determined because postaccident examination of the float and needle/seat…

## Other reports on N499TG (1)

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

- [Accident 19770430009989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430009989A), Apr 30, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N499TG), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Steep,fast final.

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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