- Date
- May 23, 1982, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4607ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820523019539A
- Case key
- 69206
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Analysis
While circling over the area where the pilot resided, a complete loss of power occurred. During the emergency landing the pilot stalled the aircraft while attempting to avoid a collision with an autombile. Both the aircraft and the automobile were substantially damaged however there were no injuries to the 2 occupants of the aircraft or the driver of the automobile. Post accident inspection revealed no evidence relating to the cause of the engine failure, however; the pilot attributed it to carburetor icing. The temperature was 72 degrees and the dew point was 71 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4607Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-8121
- Airframe hours
- 3,169
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard D. Wakeman
- Registered owner
- Richard D. Wakeman
- Departed
- Crystal River, FL
- Destination
- X16 · Tampa, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 348 total · 266 in this make and model · 307 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 162 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.