- Date
- January 29, 1983, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Palmetto, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8923JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830129003259A
- Case key
- 30842
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot he lost directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. The aircraft veered to the left and went off the runway colliding with a drainage ditch and fence. No mechanical failure of malfunctions were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8923J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-2940
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bacarr Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- X-16 · Tampa, FL
- Destination
- Palmetto, FL
- Airport
- Manatee, runway 7, 3,400 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 232 total · 147 in this make and model · 232 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8923J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.