# Accident 20130313002719A: Piper PA-25-235, Clermont, FL, March 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2013, 13:18 local time
- Place: Clermont, FL
- Airport: Seminole Lake Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4058° N, 81.8378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4058&lon=-81.8378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7329Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329Z-2019-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130313002719A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS A TOWPLANE OPERATION. AFTER RELEASING A GLIDER THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURES.

## 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 ERA13CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA164), Mar 13, 2013: Piper PA-25-235 (N7329Z), Groveland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during a tailwind approach, his improper decision to continue a fast approach with a tailwind rather than go around, and his improper use of the…

## Other reports on N7329Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19990712008869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712008869A), Jul 12, 1999: Piper PA25235 (N7329Z), Lefor, ND, Substantial damage. Acft crashed during aerial application and sustained substantial damage. (-23) on 07/12/99 at 07:50 MDT, PA-25, N7329Z, owned by olson aerial application, inc.…

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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