# Accident 20220523008679A: Cessna 340, St. Petersburg, FL, May 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2022, 18:33 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9086° N, 82.6865° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9086&lon=-82.6865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47BP-2023-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,990 total, 200 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220523008679A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 23, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A REGISTERED AIRCRAFT, N47BP, A CESSNA 340, SERIAL NUMBER 340-0223 LANDED AT ST. PETERSBURG AIRPORT (PIE) ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS SOLE PERSON ONBOARD AND SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY DURING IMPACT WITH A FENCE ON ROLLOUT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA22LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA250), May 23, 2022: Cessna 340 (N47BP), St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to stop the airplane on the available runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an airport perimeter fence.

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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