- Date
- December 26, 1992, 09:18 local (14:18 UTC)
- Place
- Tarpon Springs, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5343TPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921226051809A
- Case key
- 33172
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the minumum descent altitude (mda) while on a non-precision instrument approach. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the flight service station (fss) specialist's failure to provide the published notice to airmen (NOTAM) information to the pilot during the weather briefing, and the controller's failure to remember that the vor-a approach was not authorized.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During his wx briefing before flight, the plt did not request published NOTAM information which would have advised him that the VOR apch to the destination arpt was not authorized. Upon arriving in the vicinity of the destination, the pilot was radar vectored and then cleared for the vor-a approach. In response to the controller's query about receiving the VOR, the plt stated 'got it.' The last radar return showed the airplane at 200 ft. the airplane collided with a power line safety cable aprx 115 ft AGL. The vor-a approach had been notamed as being not authorized because a flight check showed the approach radial as being rough with scalloping. The minimum descent altitude was 680 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5343T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7235224
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- King, Russell S.
- Registered owner
- King, Russell S.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1992
- Departed
- JAX · Jacksonville, FL
- Destination
- X41 · New Port Richey, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- X41 · Tampa Bay Executive
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
- 56
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 16 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.