# NTSB MIA80DLD55: Piper PA-28, N2223V, Useppa Island, FL, March 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1980
- Place: Useppa Island, FL · USEPPA ISLAND, FL
- Location: 26.6617° N, 82.2126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Useppa Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6617&lon=-82.2126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0995  80/3/28    USEPPA ISLAND,FL    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 211
        TIME - 1715                    N2223V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - USEPPA ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT MYERS,FL                 USEPPA ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           80                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD WND NW 5KTS.FT MYERS,FL WND V 150-200DEG,4-14KTS.HIT R TIE-DWN ROPE OF CESSNA 150,N3135V
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2223V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2223V), registered now, S/N 28-7911131, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Useppa Island

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800328007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328007869A), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA28236, Useppa Island, FL, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on short runway. Veered off runway. Hit a parked airplane and a truck.

## Other investigations on N2223V (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 MIA79DLD95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD95), Sep 8, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2223V), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage

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.

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