# Incident 20220314003789I: O'Neil PL-4A, Palatka, FL, March 14, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2022, 16:45 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Palatka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6501° N, 81.6719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palatka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6501&lon=-81.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: O'Neil PL-4A (registry code 0560843, https://openairdocs.org/model/o-neil-pl-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: O'NEIL PL-4A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220314003789I

## Narrative

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

AS PILOT ENTERED THE PALATKA AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE.  UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DO TO LACK OF POWER PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A RETENTION POND APPROX. .8 MILE NE OF AIRPORT

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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