- Date
- February 10, 1992, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N20974Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920210002379A
- Case key
- 33065
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Probable cause
Improper weather evaluation by the pilot in command resulting in the in flight encounter with fog during the downdwind leg shortly after takeoff to remain in the traffic pattern.
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
During the downwind leg, the flt encountered fog. The plt continued the apch & while on final at an altitude of 400 ft, the rwy environment became visible. The plt realized that he was high but continued the apch & landed aprx 3/4 down the rwy. The acft travelled off the end, collided with shrubs, then came to rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20974
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916021
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 170 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Acs, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Gulf Aircraft Leasing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 22, 1992 · 22 hours before
- Airport
- 34J · New Smyrna Bch Municipal, runway 29, 4,300 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 106 total · 14 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 10° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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