19870416048149I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · North Myrtle Be, SC · April 16, 1987

Date
April 16, 1987 · 21:45 local
Place
North Myrtle Be, SC
Airport
Grand Strand
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25RF
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87IA114
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,323 total54 in this make and model12 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.

Aircraft on emergency approach landed short. Autopilot had driven pitch trim full up, pilot disconnected autopilot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ON EMERGENCY APPROACH LANDED SHORT. AUTOPILOT HAD DRIVEN PITCH TRIM FULL UP, PILOT DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.