# Accident 19861031082329A: Piper PA28181, Fort Pierce, FL, October 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1986, 12:25 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8969C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8969C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 800 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861031082329A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE DURING LANDING FLARE AND IMPACTED BESIDE THE RUNWAY. INADEQUATE SPACING.

## 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 MIA87LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA018), Oct 31, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N8969C), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8969C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780102000409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102000409I), Jan 2, 1978: Piper PA28181 (N8969C), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Struck construction marker while maneuvering in tie down area.

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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