- Date
- November 7, 1985, 16:23 local (21:23 UTC)
- Place
- St.Petersburg, FL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N11RJPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851107077629A
- Case key
- 31545
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot loaded the ac with 100 pounds of fuel,himself and 5 passengers and departed for a short local flight. The ac was landed 15 minutes later 382 pounds over max gross weight, and landed long on a 2800 ft runway, in a crosswind. The ac then skidded left off the runway near the end, as the right main landing gear failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11RJ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7970002
- Airframe hours
- 1,433
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-EB1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph A. Sharpe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 9, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- CLW · Clearwater, FL
- Destination
- SPG · St.Petersburg, FL
- Airport
- SPG · Albert Whitted, runway 18, 2,800 × 150 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,179 total · 624 in this make and model · 964 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPG
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 N11RJ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.