# Accident 19860509016889A: Piper PA32RT300, Clearwater, FL, May 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1986, 22:00 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9772° N, 82.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9772&lon=-82.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9272C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,979 total, 52 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860509016889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOUCHED DOWN IN GRASS BESIDE UNLIT RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH VASI LIGHTS AND SEVERED GEAR. PILOT CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA153), May 10, 1986: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9272C), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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