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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32R300 · Captiva Island, FL · March 9, 1986

Date
March 9, 1986 · 12:15 local
Place
Captiva Island, FL
Airport
Seair
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGPZS
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
335 total26 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost lift and hit short of the runway due to gusty winds and poor approach to the 2200 foot runway.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LIFT AND HIT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND POOR APPROACH TO THE 2200 FOOT RUNWAY.