20170128000709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Stuart, FL · January 28, 2017

Date
January 28, 2017 · 16:06 local
Place
Stuart, FL
Airport
Witham Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N92500
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

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

On January 28th 2017, at 1606L, N92500, a Piper PA-28-181, archer ii, registered to g & b Piper aviation LLC, operating as a 14 CFR 91 aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, as the aircraft was inbound to runway 30 at sua (Witham Field), the aircraft was currently 3 miles from the south of sua, and at 1,000FT, when the pilot reported engine failure. Pilot decided to land on a fairway of a local golf course. The left wing struck branches during landing which resulted in slight damage to the leading edge of the left wing, the nose wheel struck a dirt berm after rollout and bent the front forks. The aircraft ended up facing northeast on the tee off mound of the 10th hole of miles grant golf course. No injuries were reported for pilot, occupant or personnel on the ground. Slight damage to course grass.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 28TH 2017, AT 1606L, N92500, A PIPER PA-28-181, ARCHER II, REGISTERED TO G & B PIPER AVIATION LLC, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR 91 AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO RUNWAY 30 AT SUA (WITHAM FIELD), THE AIRCRAFT WAS CURRENTLY 3 MILES FROM THE SOUTH OF SUA, AND AT 1,000FT, WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON A FAIRWAY OF A LOCAL GOLF COURSE. THE LEFT WING STRUCK BRANCHES DURING LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DIRT BERM AFTER ROLLOUT AND BENT THE FRONT FORKS. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP FACING NORTHEAST ON THE TEE OFF MOUND OF THE 10TH HOLE OF MILES GRANT GOLF COURSE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FOR PILOT, OCCUPANT OR PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO COURSE GRASS.