- Date
- November 30, 1985, 19:55 local (Dec 1, 1985, 00:55 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N136AVPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851130075819A
- Case key
- 31552
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was attempting a night landing on his first night x-country & had not landed at this aprt prior to this time. He stated that during the flare, he was caught by a x-wind & blown into the trees adjacent to the rwy. Surface winds at the time of the accident were reported as 340 degs at 5 knts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N136AV
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8590004
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steven R. Feigeles
- Registered owner
- Eldon J. Frost
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Destination
- CDK · Cedar Key, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CDK · George T. Lewis, runway 5, 2,400 × 100 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 85 total · 4 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 54 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.