- Date
- December 14, 1985, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Glendale, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3885FPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851214062069A
- Case key
- 25038
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After completing a LCL flight the plt returned to his home base arpt & proceeded to land on the 2400 ft long rwy. The plt reported that he was unable to stop at its end and collided with barricades and a fence. A witness reported that the acft skidded on the rwy for 1,000 feet before overrunning its end. No mechanical failures or malfunctions were reported with the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3885F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7670311
- Airframe hours
- 965
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M & K Leasing Co., Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 4, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- P37 · Glendale, AZ
- Destination
- P37 · Glendale, AZ
- Airport
- P37 · Glendale Muni, runway 17, 2,400 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,700 total · 430 in this make and model · 3,590 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.