# Accident 20050313005251A: Piper PA28180, Tallahassee, FL, March 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2005, 16:32 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Commerical Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6092° N, 84.2964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6092&lon=-84.2964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7706N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7706N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 29 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050313005251A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MARCH 13, 2005, AT 1632 EDT, A PIPER PA28-180, REGISTERED TO HYPERVENTILATION AVIATION, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 210 AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (68J), TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE (CHA) ON MARCH 13, 2005, AT 1330 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER THE CONTROL OF TALLAHASSEE APPROACH CONTROL AT THE TIME OF THE MID-AIR COLLISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4617C, Cessna 210N: [Accident 20050313005252A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050313005252A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA05LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA076), Mar 13, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N7706N), Bradfordville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of ATC to provide traffic advisories and safety alerts required in class C airspace and the inability of both pilots to see and avoid each other (low wing on top, high wing below),…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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