20170211000919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech T-34B · St Petersburg, FL · February 11, 2017

Date
February 11, 2017 · 16:20 local
Place
St Petersburg, FL
Airport
Albert Whitted
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA138
Reported as
Beech T-34B
Reported engine
Continental IO-470
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total150 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On February 11, 2017, at 1620 EDT, a Beech T-34, N18PS, registered to air 906, LLC, collided with the seawall on approach at Albert Whitted Airport, st. Petersburg, FL, while on a recreational flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot in command and his passenger were uninjured. The flight originated at Albert Whitted on February 11, 2017, approximately 45 minutes prior to the accident.

Please note that the regulatory check ride date and the flight hours indicated in section 31 are estimates provided by the PIC as he has not been able to locate his logbook following the accident.

On 3-27-2017 the NTSB was notified of the errors on NTSB report GAA17CA138. The time of accident, aircraft registration, make/model is correct on the -23.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 11, 2017, AT 1620 EDT, A BEECH T-34, N18PS, REGISTERED TO AIR 906, LLC, COLLIDED WITH THE SEAWALL ON APPROACH AT ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT, ST. PETERSBURG, FL, WHILE ON A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBERT WHITTED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2017, APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REGULATORY CHECK RIDE DATE AND THE FLIGHT HOURS INDICATED IN SECTION 31 ARE ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY THE PIC AS HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE HIS LOGBOOK FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.

ON 3-27-2017 THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ERRORS ON NTSB REPORT GAA17CA138. THE TIME OF ACCIDENT, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION, MAKE/MODEL IS CORRECT ON THE -23.

NTSB investigation

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