NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA87FA045
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THE ACFT, BEING FLOWN BY A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT, APPEARED OVER THE ARPT WITHOUT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TOWER WHILE THE ARPT WAS UNDER INSTRUMENT FLT CONDITIONS AND THE CONTROL ZONE WAS IN OPERATION. AFTER MAKING SEVERAL ERRATIC PASSES THE PLT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. THE PLT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 31. THE PLT CALLED A SHORT TIME LATER AND STATED HE HAD MISSED THE RWY AND WAS AGAIN CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 31. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 31 AND AS IT TURNED BASE IT ENTERED THE CLOUDS. THE ACFT CAME OUT OF THE CLOUDS IN A NOSE DOWN, STEEP RIGHT BANK ATTITUDE AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PLT WAS INFORMED OF THE INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN HE RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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