- Date
- September 4, 1988, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N722TCPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880904046389A
- Case key
- 32238
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he approached the 2,450 ft grass airstrip from the NE & circled north of it to observe the windsock. The wind appeared to be from the east. The pilot entered the pattern to land on rwy 36. While flaring to land the acft floated down the rwy & touched down at midfield. The plt applied the brakes but was unable to stop the acft before it went off the end & collided with a rwy light & fence. He further stated a go-around was not possible due to insufficient rwy remaining. After exiting the acft the plt further stated the wind was from the south at 10-15 knots. According to the owner of the airstrip, the plt landed with a 10-15 knot tailwind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N722TC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7990127
- Airframe hours
- 4,965
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tilcon Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Tilcon Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 22, 1988 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
- Airport
- X25 · Chalet Suzanne Air Strip, runway 36, 2,450 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 446 total · 396 in this make and model · 369 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOW, 9 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.