19890501010599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Palmetto, FL · May 1, 1989

Date
May 1, 1989 · 11:15 local
Place
Palmetto, FL
Airport
Manatee Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9306T
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA143
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
167 total89 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Tuned to wrong tower frequency,elected to land at a no tower airport. Landed downwind beyond runway and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

TUNED TO WRONG TOWER FREQUENCY,ELECTED TO LAND AT A NO TOWER AIRPORT. LANDED DOWNWIND BEYOND RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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