# NTSB MIA88LA034: Piper PA-28R-201T, N2746Q, Sarasota, FL, October 31, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 31, 1987, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32088/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA034

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload

## Analysis

DRG ARRIVAL, WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM TAMPA APCH CTL TO TWR CTL, THE PLT WAS CLRD TO LND ON RWY 14. BFR LNDG, HE WAS ADZD THE WIND WAS FM 070 DEG AT 15 KTS. RWY 4 WAS AVAILABLE, BUT IT WAS NOT SUGGESTED BY THE TWR CTLR OR REQD BY THE PLT. THE  PLT STATED THAT DRG THE LNDG, THE ACFT ENCTRD A STRONG GUST OF WIND & TOUCHED DOWN HARD. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT OFF THE RGT SIDE OF THE RWY INTO A GRASS AREA & WAS DAMAGED. DRG THE OCCURRENCE, THE NOSE & RGT MAIN GEAR FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2746Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2746Q), registered now, S/N 28R-7703075 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7703075
- Airframe hours: 1622
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-FB1 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Alfred Gamble
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 12, 1987, 8 hours before
- Departed: MONTGOMERY, AL
- Airport: SRQ, Sarasota-Bradenton, runway 14, 7,003 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 66; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,650 total, 750 in this make and model, 1,600 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SRQ

## 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 19871031067399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871031067399A), Oct 31, 1987: Piper PA28R201T, Sarasota - Brad, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway and collapsed the gear. Not advised rwy 4 open.

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.

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