# Accident 20170712009049A: Piper PA-28R-200, Pembrokes, FL, July 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2017, 11:15 local time
- Place: Pembrokes, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1WLS
- Location: 26.0233° N, 80.5008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0233&lon=-80.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55612, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55612-2019-10-16) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 34 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170712009049A

## Narrative

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

PIPER PA28R, N55612 WITH ONE PILOT AND A PILOT STUDENT ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 141.  AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) TO CONDUCT AIRCRAFT MANEUVERS, LEFT, RIGHT BANKS, CLIMBS AND DESCENT.   AFTER 30 MINUTES IN FLIGHT THE CREW DECIDED TO SWITCH FUEL TANK FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SWITCHING THE FUEL TANK SUPPLY THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO EXPERIENCE AN EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION.  PILOT DECIDED TO SWITCH BACK TO RIGHT FUEL TANK AND DECIDED TO TURN BACK TO NORTH PERRY AIRPORT. WITHIN TWO MINUTES PILOT ENCOUNTERED ENGINE VIBRATION AGAIN AND LOSS OF POWER. PILOT DECIDED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, IMMEDIATELY HE DECIDED TO PERFORM AN OFF FIELD LANDING ON A LEVY.

## 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 ERA17LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA266), Jul 12, 2017: Piper PA28R (N55612), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined postaccident engine test-runs revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N55612 (1)

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

- [Incident 20180329000179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180329000179I), Mar 29, 2018: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55612), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Part 141 operated normal category aircraft, manufactured by Piper; model pa 28R-200; registration number: N55612, serial number: 28R-7335259, configured with…

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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