- Date
- March 27, 1983, 19:30 local (Mar 28, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ocala, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N123WKPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830327011349A
- Case key
- 30864
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Analysis
The acft collided with the terrain while on a localizer 36 approach at Ocala, FL the weather was IMC and the flight was on an IFR clearance. The acft was damaged but the occupants were not injured. The pilot stated that while on the final segment of the localizer 36 approach he broke out of the overcast at 600 feet and saw the runway to his right at about one mile. On turning toward the runway he entered a layer of fog and descended to ground contact. A recovery was made and the acft was flown out of the fog and landed on runway 36 without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123WK
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 317952003
- Airframe hours
- 1,470
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frit Industries Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 71J · Ozark, AL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OCF · Ocala Municipal, runway 36, 5,007 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,370 total · 93 in this make and model · 4,202 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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