# Accident 20190208010019A: Piper PA-28-161, Vero Beach, FL, February 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2019, 17:06 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6642° N, 80.4247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6642&lon=-80.4247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9219J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9219J-2019-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 128 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190208010019A

## Narrative

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

A PRIVATE RATED AIRPLANE PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT FOR COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE TRAINING EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 12 LEFT  WHILE FLYING N9219J, A PA-28-161, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, AT THE VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS IMMINENT. ABOUT 500-600 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. WHEN THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH RUNWAY 12 LEFT, HE CHOSE TO LAND ON A ROAD NEXT TO THE JAIL. HE MANEUVERED THE  AIRPLANE TO AVOID POWER LINES AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO AVOID A POWER STATION TOWARDS THE END, WHICH TURNED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE BUSHES. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA19LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA097), Feb 8, 2019: Piper PA28 (N9219J), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating the airplane in weather conditions and at engine power settings conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of…

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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