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FAA accident report · Piper PA60600 · Panama City, FL · March 3, 1993

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Date
March 3, 1993 · 06:58 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Airport
Panama City-Bay County
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HZTA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N90399
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN93FA031
Reported as
Piper PA60600
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1F5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,550 total312 in this make and model318 in the last 90 days
N90399Registration cancelled May 18, 1994 · Smith AEROSTAR 600S/N 600226096Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 600

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Circling to land after IFR approach made close in wing over to align with runway. Was too low for timely pull out.

As the FAA filed it

CIRCLING TO LAND AFTER IFR APPROACH MADE CLOSE IN WING OVER TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY. WAS TOO LOW FOR TIMELY PULL OUT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN93FA031Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPanama City, FLThe pilot's poorly planned approach to the runway following an instrument approach resulting in a loss of control.Mar 3, 1993 · Destroyed

Other reports on N90399 · 2

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

Incident 19881003070319INormal Cruise · St Petersburg, FLGiven conflicting vectors by ATC approach. Contacted macdill approach for help and was vectored to orlando.Oct 3, 1988 · Reported as Piper PA60600Incident 19820223013289IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Williamsburg, VAPilot retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout. Left main and nose gear retracted.Feb 23, 1982 · Reported as Piper PA60600 · Minor damage