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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Pinkston Randy T RV-7A · Tavernier, FL · February 18, 2016

Date: February 18, 2016 · 06:30 local
Place: Tavernier, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N705RP
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16LA135
Reported as: Pinkston Randy T RV-7A
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 614 total74 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N705RPRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2016 · Pinkston Randy T RV-7AS/N 70305 · Built 2005 Airframe modelPinkston Randy T RV-7A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Pilot was planning for a landing on runway 8 at FA81, Tavernier park airport, but mistook planation avenue for runway at FA81, Tavernier park airport. Pilot circled back around to the runway heading and saw what he believed to be the houses along the side of the threshold of runway 8. Pilot attempted to land the aircraft on plantation avenue and struck three mail boxes, a basketball hoop, a couple phone lines, palm trees, fence and a suv vehicle and flipped upside down. Aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PLANNING FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 8 AT FA81, TAVERNIER PARK AIRPORT, BUT MISTOOK PLANATION AVENUE FOR RUNWAY AT FA81, TAVERNIER PARK AIRPORT. PILOT CIRCLED BACK AROUND TO THE RUNWAY HEADING AND SAW WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE HOUSES ALONG THE SIDE OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 8. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON PLANTATION AVENUE AND STRUCK THREE MAIL BOXES, A BASKETBALL HOOP, A COUPLE PHONE LINES, PALM TREES, FENCE AND A SUV VEHICLE AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

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 GAA16LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTavernier, FLThe pilot's misidentification of a parallel roadway for the runway and the airplane's subsequent collision with numerous objects during landing.Feb 18, 2016 · Substantial damage