MIA81FLD19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Tampa, FL · December 12, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1980
Place
Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N186SPPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127548

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3317  80/12/12   TAMPA,FL            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2130                    N186SP              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         TAMPA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MARIJUANA RESIDUE FOUND ABOARD THE ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N186SP
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hillsboro

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.