Piper PA-28R-200 N56706

Summary

On 14 July 1999 at about 00:44 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N56706 was involved in an accident near Boca Raton, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 July 1999 at 00:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N56706

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lantana → Ft. Lauderdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA99LA196

Nobody was injured.

a total loss of engine power due to a failed oil pump impeller which resulted in a forced landing and a subsequent hard landing on a golf course.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was flying southbound along the coast when he noticed that there was no indication on the engine oil pressure gauge. He elected to turn towards an airport, and tried to climb, but the engine started to run rough, and then lost complete power. At the time the flight was at an altitude of 1,200 feet. The pilot elected to land on a golf course that was directly ahead, and sent out a Mayday. The airplane landed 'hard' on a fairway, the main landing gear separated and the airplane came to a stop. The engine teardown revealed that the oil pump idler impeller failed. Subsequently, the engine lost complete power due to lack of oil lubrication. An Airworthiness Directive (AD) referance the oil pump impeller was found not have been complied with (AD-81-18-04).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.