19940116004639I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA34200T · Tampa, FL · January 16, 1994

Date: January 16, 1994 · 14:53 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Mac Dill Afb
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N38406
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,050 total400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: N38406, Piper PA-34-200, on January 16,1994, departed columbus, ga (csg) on an IFR flight plan destination st. petersburg international airport, FL (pie). N38406 was cleared by ATCT for a visual approach to runway 9 @ pie. During the final approach phase, N38406 informed the control tower controller that he wanted to go to peter o'knight airport (tpf) instead. A go-around was executed and N38406 was told to maintain VFR, inturn a control hand-off made to Tampa approach control. Vectors was offered and accepted. During the radar vectors- peter o'knight (tpf) was pointed out to the pilot, and in turn the pilot stated that he had the airport in sight. A frequency change was approved and made by N38406. N38406 entered the traffic pattern and landed at macdill afb without clearance or authorization.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N38406, PIPER PA-34-200, ON JANUARY 16,1994, DEPARTED COLUMBUS, GA (CSG) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN DESTINATION ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL (PIE). N38406 WAS CLEARED BY ATCT FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9 @ PIE. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH PHASE, N38406 INFORMED THE CONTROL TOWER CONTROLLER THAT HE WANTED TO GO TO PETER O'KNIGHT AIRPORT (TPF) INSTEAD. A GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED AND N38406 WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN VFR, INTURN A CONTROL HAND-OFF MADE TO TAMPA APPROACH CONTROL. VECTORS WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED. DURING THE RADAR VECTORS- PETER O'KNIGHT (TPF) WAS POINTED OUT TO THE PILOT, AND IN TURN THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT. A FREQUENCY CHANGE WAS APPROVED AND MADE BY N38406. N38406 ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED AT MACDILL AFB WITHOUT CLEARANCE OR AUTHORIZATION.