# Incident 20230202002229I: Piper PA-28R-200, North Fort Myer, FL, February 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2023, 10:35 local time
- Place: North Fort Myer, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6673° N, 81.8801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6673&lon=-81.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4564F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4564F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230202002229I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/02/2023, AT 1035 EST, THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA-28R-200, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE GOLF COURSE OF DEL TURA COUNTRY CLUB, NORTH FORT MYERS, FL. THE PIC WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FL (VNC) TO PINE SHADOWS AIRPARK, NORTH FORT MYERS, FL (94FL). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY ON THE GOLF COURSE. THE PIC WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDAMAGED.

IN REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE SURROUNDING THIS INCIDENT, THE PIC WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ON APPROACH TO 94FL, WHEN THE ENGINE LOSS POWER AND CAUSED THE PIC TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE GOLF COURSE OF DEL TURA COUNTRY CLUB, WHICH IS LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM 94FL. THE PIC STATED, HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT FROM VNC AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE A MAJOR ALTERATION TO INSTALL AN ENGINE MONITORING SYSTEM. THE PIC SAID HE WAS ON APPROACH TO 94FL AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AND ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, FORCING HIM TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE FAIRWAY OF THE GOLF COURSE. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AT VNC, THE PIC STATED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS CONFIGURED WITH ONE FULL AND ONE EMPTY TANK. AFTER LANDING, THE PIC STATED THE INCIDENT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO HIS ACTIONS. HE STATED, THAT AFTER PERFORMING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, HE REALIZED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH WAS SWITCHED TO POSITION OF THE EMPTY TANK.

## Other reports on N4564F (1)

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

- [Incident 19980509018629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980509018629I), May 9, 1998: Piper PA28R200 (N4564F), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Failed to extned landing gear.

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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