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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Tampa, FL · February 18, 1995

Date: February 18, 1995 · 11:10 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Mac Dill Afb
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N81698
Reported as: Piper PA32R301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 370 total70 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N81698Registered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013069 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on February 18, 1995, at 1110 EST, a Piper, PA-32R, N81698, owned by kasper transportation, flown by Mr. Gerald e. kasper landed at macdill afb, FL, during a pleasure flight from destin, FL (81J) to peter o'knight (tpe) on an IFR flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Mr. Kasper, the pilot holds a private pilot certificate with instrument privilege #3734040649, failed to recognize the correct airport of intended landing and therefore landed at macdill afb on February 18, 1995. Mr. Kasper stated that he accepted a VFR approach and confirmed sighting of airport and cancelled his IFR flight plan. Upon landing, discovered that he had landed at macdill afb.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 18, 1995, AT 1110 EST, A PIPER, PA-32R, N81698, OWNED BY KASPER TRANSPORTATION, FLOWN BY MR. GERALD E. KASPER LANDED AT MACDILL AFB, FL, DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM DESTIN, FL (81J) TO PETER O'KNIGHT (TPE) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. MR. KASPER, THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH INSTRUMENT PRIVILEGE #3734040649, FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE CORRECT AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING AND THEREFORE LANDED AT MACDILL AFB ON FEBRUARY 18, 1995. MR. KASPER STATED THAT HE ACCEPTED A VFR APPROACH AND CONFIRMED SIGHTING OF AIRPORT AND CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN. UPON LANDING, DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD LANDED AT MACDILL AFB.