- Date
- November 6, 1986, 07:04 local (12:04 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor, 20 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 1
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA reports
- 19861106086971A19861106086972A
- Case key
- 15868
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Analysis
At aprx 0612 EST, an eastern airline capt (owner of Piper PA-23, N2185P) departed a rwy near his home in VFR conds to commute to work at Tampa, FL. Shortly after takeoff, he contacted a fss & updated the wx info he had obtained on the previous evening. At that time, the current Tampa wx was, in part: indef ceiling, zero obscd, vis 1/16 mi with fog, RVR for rwy 36L was 1000' to 1600'. Before N2185P arrived, 2 otr flts had diverted fm Tampa due to the wx being below mins. Drg arrival, the plt of N2185P made 2 ILS apchs to lnd. Drg his 1st atmt, he made a missed apch & elected to 'go back & try it again.' When clrd for the 2nd ILS, the RVR was 600' in the touchdown area & 1000' at midfield. Subsequently, thepa-23 touched dwn on a parallel taxiway & collided with Boeing 727, N4743, which was being taxied for takeoff. The 727 crew did not see the Piper until it was aprx 500' away. The capt of the Boeing steered rgt, but was unable to avoid a collision. The decision height (dh) & min RVR for the apch were 200' & 1800', respectively, for category a, b & c acft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2185P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-794
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William S. Bain
- Departed
- 94FL · Pine Shadows, FL
- Destination
- TPA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Tampa Intl, runway 36L, 11,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N4743
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- JT8D-7B
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7B, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Pan American, doing business as Pan American World Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Tampa Intl, runway 36L, 11,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2185P
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 80 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4743
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,539 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.