# Accident 20211109019169A: Piper PA-28-151, Sarasota, FL, November 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota/Bradenton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4047° N, 82.5856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4047&lon=-82.5856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40831-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211109019169A

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021, A PIPER PA-28, REGISTERED AS N40831, SERIAL NUMBER 28-7415092, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE VICINITY OF SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSRQ) IN SARASOTA, FL.  THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO KSRQ FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  UPON ARRIVAL, HE WAS VECTORED TO LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 14 AND ADVISED HE WAS NUMBER TWO BEHIND AIRLINE TRAFFIC.

WHILE TURNING LEFT DOWNWIND TO BASE, HE APLLIED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE LEVER WAS STUCK AT 2000 RPM.  HE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 14.

AS HE TURNED FINAL WITH 25 DEGREES OF FLAPS, HE NOTICED THAT HIS RATE OF DESCENT WAS TOO GREAT TO REACH THE RUNWAY.  HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE DRAG IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE RUNWAY 14.  HE STATED THAT HE ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE FRICTION LOCK WAS NOT APPLIED.  HE REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO REACH THE RUNWAY 14 AND ELECTED TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT IN THE WATER TO AVOID HOUSES AND BUILDINGS.

THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE FLEW A LARGER PATTERN THAN NORMAL DUE TO AIRLINE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF HIM.

## 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 ERA22LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA054), Nov 9, 2021: Piper PA28 (N40831), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a failed throttle cable.

## Other reports on N40831 (1)

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

- [Incident 20191211022109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191211022109I), Dec 11, 2019: Piper PA-28-151 (N40831), Myakka City, FL, No damage. On December 11, 2019, at approximately 12:30 EST, a Piper PA-28-151, s/n 28-7415092, registered to Cirrus aviation inc. experienced a complete engine shutdown…

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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