- Date
- August 10, 1984, 16:09 local (21:09 UTC)
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N66AUPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840810042089A
- Case key
- 6519
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reportedly set up a high rate of descent on final approach so that he could land the aircraft near the approach end of the rwy to avoid excessive braking on the wet rwy. The pilot descended the aircraft below the glide slope provided by the VASI and was unable to arrest the descent before ground contact. The aircraft touched down about 12 feet short of the rwy in wet ground. The main landing gear struck the rwy edge and separated from the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66AU
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7405178
- Airframe hours
- 3,596
- Engine
- Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph R. Dockery
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 9, 1984
- Departed
- CHS · Charleston, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BNA · Nashville Metro, runway 20L, 4,304 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,513 total · 740 in this make and model · 2,348 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.