# Accident 19930303004289A: Piper PA60600, Panama City, FL, March 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1993, 06:58 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HZTA
- Location: 30.2010° N, 85.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2010&lon=-85.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90399-1994-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1F5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 312 in this make and model, 318 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303004289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN93FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA031), Mar 3, 1993: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N90399), Panama City, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

## Other reports on N90399 (2)

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

- [Incident 19881003070319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003070319I), Oct 3, 1988: Piper PA60600 (N90399), St Petersburg, FL. Given conflicting vectors by ATC approach. Contacted macdill approach for help and was vectored to orlando.
- [Incident 19820223013289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820223013289I), Feb 23, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N90399), Williamsburg, VA, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout. Left main and nose gear retracted.

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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