Piper PA-32-300 accident near Mims, FL
On November 23, 2005, a Piper PA-32-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mims, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 23, 2005
- Place
- Mims, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.683°N, 80.867°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051130X01904
Official records · MIA06FA024
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpts from FAA ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 23, 2005, at 1041 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N666DE, registered to Legal Air LLC, and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced a loss of engine power and collided with trees during a forced landing near Mims, Florida. The private pilot and the passenger received fatal injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight. The flight originated from West Palm Beach, Florida, about 0850, and the intended destination was Greenville, South Carolina. According to information obtained from the FAA's Daytona Beach Air Traffic Control Tower, the flight was receiving VFR flight following services from air traffic control. At 1039:15, the pilot declared an emergency, stating "mayday, mayday, mayday just blew an engine...." Subsequently, the pilot reported that there was "oil all over the windshield" and that he was attempting a forced landing. The controller told the pilot that he was directly over Interstate Highway 95 (I-95) and about 7 miles north of Arthur Dunn Airpark. At 1040:27, the controller informed the pilot he was at an indicated altitude of 2,800 feet, about 1/2 mile east of I-95 and 7 miles north northwest of Arthur Dunn Airpark. The pilot asked if Arthur Dunn had a paved runway. The controller responded that the runway was paved, suggested a heading of 160 and informed the pilot he was at an indicated altitude of 2,000 feet. At 1041:22, the p
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to improper installation of the #2 cylinder by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the separation of the cylinder as a result of fatigue cracking of the cylinder to crankcase fasteners. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
