# Incident 20221112018079I: Piper PA-28-161, Myakka City, FL, November 12, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2022, 16:30 local time
- Place: Myakka City, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3498° N, 82.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myakka City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3498&lon=-82.1615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8205A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8205A) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221112018079I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/12/2022, AT 1630 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PIPER PA-28-161, SER# 28-8316048, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER AND LANDED IN FIELD ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF SARASOTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SRQ). THE AIRCRAFT IS ASSOCIATED WITH PART 61 FLIGHT SCHOOL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PIC, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS BEING EVALUATED BY A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER (DPE) DURING THE FLIGHT. WHILE CRUISING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,000 FEET, ROUGHLY 16-17 MILES EAST OF SRQ, THE PIC HEARD A LOUD BANG/THUD, WHICH WAS IMMEDIATE FOLLOWED BY A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE PIC NOTICED SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT POINT, THE DPE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ASSESSED THE SITUATION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE DPE DETERMINED THAT COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER CONTACTING ATC, THE CONTROLLER SUGGESTED THE DPE ATTEMPT TO LAND AT MYAKKA HEAD (67FL), WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES TO THE SOUTH. DUE TO TREES AND DISTANCE THE DPE DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO 67FL, SO SHE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A DIRT ROAD LOCATED ON A NEARBY FARM. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING AND THE PIC AND DPE WERE UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N8205A (1)

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

- [Accident 19880505013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880505013119A), May 5, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N8205A), Lawrenceville, GA, Destroyed. Student tried to land in excessive crosswind. Ballooned to 30 feet AGL stalled and crashed in level atitude.

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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