# Accident 19910124001129A: Piper PA31, Fernandina Beac, FL, January 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1991, 23:00 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KCOA
- Location: 30.6498° N, 81.4401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6498&lon=-81.4401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31HL-1991-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,072 total, 1,371 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910124001129A

## Narrative

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

CANCELED ASR APPROACH. AIRPORT IN SIGHT  ENTERED RAIN AND FOG IMPACTED IN A SWAMP TWO MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA91LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA071), Jan 25, 1991: Piper PA-31-B-310 (N31HL), Fernandina Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: DELAY BY THE PILOT TO PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH AND FAILURE TO CORRECT THE DESCENT BEFORE IMPACT WITH TERRAIN.

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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