NTSB MIA92LA083 — 1992-02-09 · KISSIMMEE, Florida, United States

N56982 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ROSS JACKIE SPORT 2S, built 2003), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N56982 Piper PA-32-260 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DUE TO LANDING BEFORE THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON THE RWY.

Factual narrative

BEFORE DEPARTURE THE PLT CONTACTED A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) & WAS ADVISED THAT THE FIRST 1,000 FT OF THE SE PORTION OF RWY 15/33 WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE FLT DEPARTED & EN ROUTE WAS UNEVENTFUL. WHILE ON A STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO RWY 33, THE ACFT LANDED ON THE CLOSED PORTION OF THE RWY. THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH SANDBAGS THAT WERE USED TO SECURE A YELLOW STRIP OF MATERIAL PLACED ACROSS THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE, THEN CAME TO REST. A NOTICE TO AIRMAN (NOTAM) EFFECTIVE AS OF 1/7/92 WAS, 'FIRST 1,000' OF RWY 33 CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (UFN)...THRESHOLD RWY 33 TEMPORARILY DISPLACED 1,000' NW, UFN, RWY 15/33 EFFECTIVE LENGTH 4,500'.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_MIA92LA083.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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