What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated he missed first approach because he lost sight of runway at 800 feet, on the second approach he did not lose the runway but was distracted by the fog and the a/c hit hard on the numbers of runway 03. After touch down, the left main tires blew out the a/c then went to the left of the runway and stopped 4100 feet from the touch down point. The a/c was damaged substantially and leaking fuel for this reason they elected to evacuate the a/c. however, there was no fire and no one was injured due to the landing or the evacuation. (.4) the airplane landed hard on runway 03, blew out the left main landing gear tires and traveled about 4,100 feet down the runway before coming to a stop. According to the pilot he radioed ATC that he had the airport and runway in sight. At 800 feet he lost sight of the runway because of "light fog." He performed a missed approach and stayed in the pattern VFR. On the second approach he was distracted by the fog, but said he did not lose sight of the runway. He said that the co-pilot advised him to go around again but he landed. He said the landing was hard, but did not realize he had a prob lem until the airplane started pulling to the left. When the airplane came to a stop he got everyone out because of a fuel leak. The 30-minute CVR recording was found to have no data that could contribute to determining the probable cause, and no transcript was prepared. The reported visibility at the time of the accident was 0.25 sm mile with fog. The pilot called the saint petersburg flight service station about 2 hours after the accident to report same.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED HE MISSED FIRST APPROACH BECAUSE HE LOST SIGHT OF RUNWAY AT 800 FEET, ON THE SECOND APPROACH HE DID NOT LOSE THE RUNWAY BUT WAS DISTRACTED BY THE FOG AND THE A/C HIT HARD ON THE NUMBERS OF RUNWAY 03. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN TIRES BLEW OUT THE A/C THEN WENT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED 4100 FEET FROM THE TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE A/C WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY AND LEAKING FUEL FOR THIS REASON THEY ELECTED TO EVACUATE THE A/C. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED DUE TO THE LANDING OR THE EVACUATION. (.4) THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 03, BLEW OUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES AND TRAVELED ABOUT 4,100 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE RADIOED ATC THAT HE HAD THE AIRPORT AND RUNWAY IN SIGHT. AT 800 FEET HE LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY BECAUSE OF "LIGHT FOG." HE PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH AND STAYED IN THE PATTERN VFR. ON THE SECOND APPROACH HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE FOG, BUT SAID HE DID NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT THE CO-PILOT ADVISED HIM TO GO AROUND AGAIN BUT HE LANDED. HE SAID THE LANDING WAS HARD, BUT DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD A PROB LEM UNTIL THE AIRPLANE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP HE GOT EVERYONE OUT BECAUSE OF A FUEL LEAK. THE 30-MINUTE CVR RECORDING WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO DATA THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO DETERMINING THE PROBABLE CAUSE, AND NO TRANSCRIPT WAS PREPARED. THE REPORTED VISIBILITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 0.25 SM MILE WITH FOG. THE PILOT CALLED THE SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT TO REPORT SAME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.