# Incident 20170128000709I: Piper PA-28-181, Stuart, FL, January 28, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2017, 16:06 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITHAM FLD (SUA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92500, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170128000709I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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