- Date
- March 9, 1986, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Captiva, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- GPZSPiper PA-32R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31586
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that she was making a low final approach to the 2200 ft grass strip & lost lift as the acft passed below & behind the treeline. The plt's husband, also a plt, occupying the right front seat, stated that his wife may have been somewhat intimidated by the seemingly short strip & may have overly compensated for the existing conditions & circumstances. The apch was being made to rwy 10. The surface winds at ft myers, 18 mi away, were 100 deg at 11 KTS with gusts to 18 knts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- GPZS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7680363
- Airframe hours
- 1,436
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- E. Elaine Sims
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 4, 1985 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- FMY · Ft. Myers, FL
- Airport
- 4X2 · Seair, runway 9, 2,200 × 65 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 335 total · 26 in this make and model · 318 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 11 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 20 nm away