# Accident 20210117000459A: Piper PA-28-181, Treasure Island, FL, January 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2021, 09:03 local time
- Place: Treasure Island, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7668° N, 82.7710° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7668&lon=-82.7710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82746, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82746) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210117000459A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 17/2021, AT 9:03AM EST, WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, N82746, A PA-28-181,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (ST PETERSBURG, FL) MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON TREASURE ISLAND BEACH (TREASURE ISLAND, FL 33706 ? IN THE AREA WEST OF THE BILMAR BEACH RESORT). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND THE PILOT (A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) AND STUDENT WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 8:54 AM EST THE SAME DAY FROM THE ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT (SPG ? ST PETERSBURG, FL).

## 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 ERA21LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA104), Jan 17, 2021: Piper PA28 (N82746), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the loose fuel line B-nut connected to the engine driven fuel pump.

## Other reports on N82746 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050402005809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050402005809I), Apr 2, 2005: Piper PA28181 (N82746), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot made a hard landing resulting in porpoising and the subsequent loss of the nose wheel and damage to the propeller.

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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