# Accident 19930520016609A: Univac GC1B, Panama City, FL, May 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2008° N, 85.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2008&lon=-85.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2590Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,175 total, 125 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930520016609A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST AND LONG DOWNWIND ON SHORT STRIP. USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING TO PREVENT AN OVERRUN. NOSED UP ON 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 ATL93LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA094), May 20, 1993: Bellanca GC-BC (N2590Z), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS POOR INFLIGHT DECISION TO ATTEMPT A DOWNWIND LANDING AT THE 975 FOOT AIRFIELD. A FACTOR WAS THE TAIL WIND CONDITION WHICH EXISTED…

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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