# Accident 20190429003609A: Piper PA-28-161, Sebastian, FL, April 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2019, 13:05 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: P39S
- Location: 27.8444° N, 80.7562° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8444&lon=-80.7562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3031W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3031W) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 848 total, 242 in this make and model, 242 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190429003609A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTING STUDENT TO PERFORM A EMERGENCY DECENT, STUDENT RECOVERED, PROCEEDED TO 2500 FEET. INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO PERFORM EMERGENCY LANDING AND APPROACH, AS STUDENT STARTED THE MANEUVER AND LOOKED FOR BEST PLACE TO LAND. STUDENT AND CFI WENT THROUGH CHECKLIST AND DESCENDED TO 500 FEET. INSTRUCTOR ASKED STUDENT TO RECOVER, STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER BUT PLANE DID NOT RESPOND. INSTRUCTOR SWITCHED FUEL TANKS ON SELECTOR, FOUND BEST PLACE TO LAND, MANEUVERED AND STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 ERA19LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA162), Apr 29, 2019: Piper PA28 (N3031W), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the flight instructor’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat while operating at an idle engine power setting in conditions conducive…

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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