# NTSB MIA82DA121: Piper PA-22-108, N4607Z, Tampa, FL, May 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 23, 1982, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Coordinates: 25.939981, -80.210968 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9400&lon=-80.2110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69206/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA121

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- Abrupt maneuver, landing
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4607Z-1982-09-11), registration cancelled 1982-09-11, S/N 22-8121 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-8121
- Airframe hours: 3169
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820523019539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523019539A), May 23, 1982: Piper PA22108, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to carburetor icing while circling pilot's residence. Struck a vehicle while landing on a highway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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