# Accident 19930403007909A: Piper STCPA20, Fort Walton Bea, FL, April 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1993, 11:55 local time
- Place: Fort Walton Bea, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4095° N, 86.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4095&lon=-86.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7011K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7011K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,032 total, 65 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403007909A

## Narrative

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

BANNER TOW ROPE FOULED RUDDER ON PICKUP. UNABLE RELEASE BANNER. NOSED OVER LANDING ON BEACH. IMPROPER DEPLOY.

## 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 MIA93LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA096), Apr 3, 1993: Piper PA-20 (N7011K), Fort Walton Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE GRAPPLE HOOK/CABLE AFTER DEPLOYMENT, TO ENSURE IT WAS FREE FROM ALL CONTROL SURFACES PRIOR TO INITIATING A BANNER PICKUP.

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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