ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300164
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| Date: | Sunday 23 October 2022 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N39628 |
| MSN: | 32R-7887127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3093 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA/KLNA), West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA/KLNA) |
| Okeechobee County Airport, FL (OBE/KOBE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On October 23, 2022, about 1610 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, N39628, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lake Worth, Florida. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the pilot, after an uneventful flight and landing at Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), West Palm Beach, Florida, the pilot purchased 10 gallons of aviation fuel for a total fuel load of 27 gallons for his next flight to Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), Okeechobee, Florida, about 55 nautical miles away. The pilot took off and climbed out normally. Shortly after retracting flaps and making a power adjustment, the engine started losing power. His attempt to regain power was unsuccessful; The pilot stated there was “no roughness” in the engine prior to or during the power loss. Unable to maintain level flight, and with an altitude of 300 ft above ground level, he was forced to land on a paved dead end road. During final approach, the airplane struck the top of trees. The airplane impacted the ground short of the road and skidded to a stop up against a guardrail.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the wreckage and found that the fuselage was buckled and, the impact broke the left wing mid span and sheared off the right wingtip. The fuel tanks were compromised spilling fuel around the impact site. An initial examination of the engine did not reveal any preimpact anomalies.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
Sources:
https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/region-c-palm-beach-county/small-plane-makes-hard-landing-in-john-prince-park
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39628
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a49bd2&lat=26.601&lon=-80.084&zoom=16.0&showTrace=2022-10-23&leg=2
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N39628/history/20221023/2038Z/KLNA/KLNA
https://media.sandhills.com/n39628-1978-piper-turbo-lance-ii/img.axd?id=1001754229&wid=6072144879&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=614&h=460&t=&lp=&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=p%2fmyAkPpByWezfa4WY7bs8ERSLVKPA1sq14PjIKoHGw%3d (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 1985 | N39628 | Private | 0 | Milwaukee, WI | |
sub |
Location
Media:
BREAKING: A plane crashed at John Prince Park in Lake Worth
— Danielle Seat (@DanielleSeat) October 23, 2022
PBC Fire Rescue tell me the pilot was taken to the hospital, but he is not a trauma patient. He was the only one in the plane
They also tell me the plane took a hard landing, but the cause of the crash is unknown @WPTV pic.twitter.com/Qwrqz6vsv9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2022 23:49 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Oct-2022 23:52 | Geno | Updated [Date] |
| 24-Oct-2022 00:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2022 15:19 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
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