# Incident 20230419004939I: Piper PA-24-250, Wesley Chapel, FL, April 19, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2023, 10:54 local time
- Place: Wesley Chapel, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2397° N, 82.3279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wesley Chapel, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2397&lon=-82.3279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7879P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7879P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,636 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230419004939I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KCLW ENROUTE TO KZPH AND CLIMBED TO 1000FT. AT LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.  PILOT COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, WITHOUT INJURIES TO PERSONS ON BOARD AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT CONTACTED MAINTENANCE AND SUMP FUEL AND CHECKED FUEL VENTS. PILOT WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE AND PERFORMED RUN-UP, ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REMOVED FROM PROPERTY BY TRAILER. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RAN ENGINE. ENGINE OPERATED NORMAL. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTS FUEL CONTAMINATION/WATER SLUG AS CAUSE OF POWER LOSS.

## Other reports on N7879P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910117010389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910117010389I), Jan 17, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N7879P), Islip, NY. Low engine fuel pressure on climbout. Returned. Replaced engine fuel pump.

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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