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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Tampa, FL · February 20, 1996

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Date
February 20, 1996 · 10:10 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Peter O Knight Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4382N
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
476 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N4382NRegistration cancelled May 1, 2020 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8590017 · Built 1984Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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: while 5 east of Peter o'Knight, Tampa approach asked the pilot if he saw the airport. Peter o'Knight and the pilot affirmed that he did. Investigation revealed the pilot saw macdill afb, entered a left downwind and landed on the taxiway oscar, a north-south taxiway. Pilot mistook taxiway oscar for runway 17-35 at Peter o'Knight.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE 5 EAST OF PETER O'KNIGHT, TAMPA APPROACH ASKED THE PILOT IF HE SAW THE AIRPORT. PETER O'KNIGHT AND THE PILOT AFFIRMED THAT HE DID. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT SAW MACDILL AFB, ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND AND LANDED ON THE TAXIWAY OSCAR, A NORTH-SOUTH TAXIWAY. PILOT MISTOOK TAXIWAY OSCAR FOR RUNWAY 17-35 AT PETER O'KNIGHT.

Other reports on N4382N · 1

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

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