# Incident 20240419004539I: Piper PA-28-180, Gulf Shores, AL, April 19, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2024, 13:40 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2905° N, 87.6718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Jack Edwards National Airport (JKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2905&lon=-87.6718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9617J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9617J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240419004539I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO KJKA RUNWAY 17. WHEN 3 MILES WEST OF THE FIELD PILOT REPORTED HIS ENGINE HAD STOPPED AND HE WOULDNT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, AND HE WAS LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON COUNTY ROAD 4, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO L/H WINGTIP AFTER CONTACTING A ROAD SIGN.

## Other reports on N9617J (1)

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

- [Accident 19840304024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304024869A), Mar 4, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N9617J), Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit on final approach.

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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