# NTSB MIA86MA057: Piper PA-31T, N700CM, Jacksonville, FL, January 10, 1986 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Major investigation · Final report - Date: January 9, 1986, 21:26 local (Jan 10, 1986, 02:26 UTC) - Place: Jacksonville, FL - Location: 30.4877° N, 81.7029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from JACKSONVILLE INTL (JAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4877&lon=-81.7029&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 2 fatal - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 31717 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86MA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31717/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86MA057 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr) - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor) - weather condition - fog (contributing factor) - weather condition - rain (contributing factor) - radar separation - inadequate, atc personnel(dep/apch) - instructions,written/verbal - improper, atc personnel(dep/apch) (contributing factor) - descent - delayed (contributing factor) - planned approach - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - missed approach - not issued, atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc) - supervision - inadequate, atc personnel(supervisor) (contributing factor) - proper glidepath - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - missed approach - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - descent - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - decision height - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 7 APCH, THE PLT WAS TOLD TO MAINT 3000' & ADVISED HE WAS FLWG A BOEING 727. THE MIN APCH ALT BFR INTERCEPTING THE ILS GLIDE SLOPE (G/S) AT THE FINAL APCH FIX/OUTER MARKER (OM) WAS 1900'. AS THE ACFT WAS APCHG THE OM, THE PLT WAS CLRD FOR THE APCH & WAS HANDED OFF TO THE TWR. AFTER CONTACTING THE TWR, THE PLT WAS TOLD TO DSCND AS PUBLISHED. AT APRX THAT TIME, THE TWR CONTROLLER (CTLR) & HIS SUPERVISOR DISCUSSED N700CM'S ALT & PROXIMITY TO THE 727. THE CTLR WAS GOING TO DISCONTINUE THE APCH, BUT HIS SUPVR SUGGESTED HE WAIT & SEE IF IT WOULD WORK OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, N700CM CRASHED INTO TREES APRX 5800' SHORT OF THE RWY WHILE DSCNDG IN A WINGS LVL ATTITUDE. RADAR DATA SHOWED N700CM WAS WELL ABV THE ILS G/S WHEN CLRD FOR THE APCH. ATC PROCEDURES REQD THE ACFT TO BE BLO THE G/S BFR BEING CLRD. ALSO, N700CM WAS APRX 2.57 MI BEHIND THE 727, BUT STAYED WELL ABV THE 727'S FLT PATH (& POSSIBLE WAKE TURBULENCE) UNTIL MOMENTS BFR IMPACT. N700CM ENTERED AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DSCNT BFR GOING BLO THE G/S. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N700CM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700CM-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 31T-7820007, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T - Registry model: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6A-27-28](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (registry code 61504, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 31T782007 - Engines: P&W PT6A-28 620 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Peachtree City Leasing, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 8, 1985 - Departed: 4AZ, HAMPTON, GA - Destination: JAX, JACKSONVILLE, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: JAX, Jacksonville Intl, runway 7, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 1,710 total, 100 in this make and model, 1,620 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark - Wind: 10° at 5 knots - Visibility: 1 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 300 ft overcast - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: JAX, 2 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19860109001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860109001569A), Jan 9, 1986: Piper PA31T, Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was high and fast on approach but struck trees prior to runway. Wake turbulence may have been a factor. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.