ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352582
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| Date: | Saturday 23 October 1999 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Florida Institute Of Tech. |
| Registration: | N616FT |
| MSN: | 2841239 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Wales, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , FL (X07) |
| Melbourne, FL (KMLB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After performing a touch and go landing, the pilot initiated a turn toward the north and leveled off in cruise flight at 2,500 ft. msl. Shortly thereafter, the engine began running rough. He attempted to divert to a private airstrip and failed to follow the emergency procedures checklist. Lacking sufficient altitude to glide to the airstrip, he decided land on an adjacent highway. During the landing rollout, the right wing of the airplane struck a flag pole, a road information sign, and the side of a tractor trailer. An examination of the engine was conducted by an FAA inspector. The engine was started and ran at all power settings, and no mechanical discrepancies were found. According to reported weather conditions, the temperature and dew point were 77 and 61 degrees F., respectively. Conditions at the time were favorable for the formation of carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: The carburetor icing conditions that were present. Factors were the failure of the pilot to follow the emergency procedures checklist, and the objects that included a flag pole, a road sign and a tractor trailer vehicle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA002
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 2009 | N616FT | F I T Aviation LLC | 0 | Melbourne, Florida | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Mar-2024 08:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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