- Date
- October 21, 1983, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Clewiston, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54CGPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831021055039A
- Case key
- 31052
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Analysis
The plt stated that during a x-wind landing, he was high & fast on final apch & did not utilize the full length of the rwy. After touchdown, he considered making a go-around, but was not sure whether he could clear power lines near the departure end of the rwy. He elected to continue the landing & allow the acft to roll off the end onto an area of grass. However, the passenger, a rated plt in the copilot's seat, also applied brakes. At that time, the acft veered to the left, went off the rwy and hit a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54CG
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7552130
- Airframe hours
- 3,663
- Engine
- Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aero Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1983
- Departed
- FTY · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- X53 · Clewiston, runway 11, 2,990 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,843 total · 462 in this make and model · 95 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 49 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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