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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Clearwater, FL · January 17, 2004

Date: January 17, 2004 · 14:25 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Airport: Clearwater Air Park Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8735Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04FA043
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N8735YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1889 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot of this aircraft (PA-30) departed winter haven (gif) at approximately 1400 local for an estimated flight of 30 minutes to Clearwater airpark (clw). Purpose of flight was to retrieve books from previous owner for this aircraft. Pilot stated he obtained an abbreviated weather briefing by phone from st. petersburg (pie). Upon approach to Clearwater airpark, runway 16, this aircraft collided with a Cessna (CE-150) approximately at 1000 feet above airpark. Clearwater airpark is an uncontrolled airport. The Cessna (CE-150) crashed into a large oak tree and impacted the ground. The pilot of the Cessna was dead at the scene. This pilot (PA-30) landed the aircraft successfully at the Clearwater airpark on runway 16, although damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT (PA-30) DEPARTED WINTER HAVEN (GIF) AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL FOR AN ESTIMATED FLIGHT OF 30 MINUTES TO CLEARWATER AIRPARK (CLW). PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO RETRIEVE BOOKS FROM PREVIOUS OWNER FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE OBTAINED AN ABBREVIATED WEATHER BRIEFING BY PHONE FROM ST. PETERSBURG (PIE). UPON APPROACH TO CLEARWATER AIRPARK, RUNWAY 16, THIS AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA (CE-150) APPROXIMATELY AT 1000 FEET ABOVE AIRPARK. CLEARWATER AIRPARK IS AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE CESSNA (CE-150) CRASHED INTO A LARGE OAK TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA WAS DEAD AT THE SCENE. THIS PILOT (PA-30) LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY AT THE CLEARWATER AIRPARK ON RUNWAY 16, ALTHOUGH DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA04FA043Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportClearwater, FLThe failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout while entering the traffic pattern (downwind leg) at an uncontrolled airport resulting in a midair collision. inadvertent stall, and in-flight collision with terrain.Jan 17, 2004 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8735Y · 1

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

Incident 19801024075829INormal Cruise · Springfield, MOZa zh electrical system failed. Landed without further incident.Oct 24, 1980