- Date
- March 27, 1985, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8300VPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850327011219A
- Case key
- 31379
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that during takeoff from rwy 17, the right eng lost power at an alt of about 50 to 60 ft. he attempted toturn back & land, but touched down 90 deg to rwy 03 & slid aprx 100 yards, collapsing the landing gear & separating the right wing from the fuselage. A check of the right eng was made, but no determination could be made as T0 the nature of the malfunction of the eng as described by the plt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8300V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-8170045
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-KB, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billy Mack Devine
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 26, 1985
- Airport
- TPF · Peter O Knight, runway 7, 2,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 777 total · 146 in this make and model · 704 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.