Piper PA-24-250 accident near Brooksville, Florida, August 10, 1992
On August 10, 1992 at about 2:45 am local time, a Piper PA-24-250, registered N119Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Brooksville, Florida (Hernando County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A RUNWAY MARKER, COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 10, 1992 · about 2:45 am local time · cases in 1992
- Place
- Brooksville, Florida · Hernando County · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · all PA-24-250s on the register
- Registration
- N119Q · registry record · serial 24-316
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A NIGHT APPROACH FOR LANDING IN VFR CONDITIONS. INSPECTION OF THE CRASH SITE BY THE FAA REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY MARKER LOCATED BETWEEN THE LANDING RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT 300 FEET BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE GRASS MEDIUM. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE RUNWAY ON TO THE GRASS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,100 hours in all; 700 in this make and model; 950 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,732 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 5, 1991; 140 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-A1A5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BCT Boca Raton FL at 1:30 am
- Destination: BKV Brooksville FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2, 5,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Wind: from 360° at 4 knots
- Sky: overcast at 7,000 ft; scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 am from TPA, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N119Q on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper PA-24 Comanche 2,428 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,842 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-A1A5 7 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional · nearest airport
- Boca Raton Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,111 since 1982 · 985 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,702 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA92LA163.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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