GENERAL INFORMATION

Data Source RUNWWAY SAFETY OFFICE - RUNWAY INCURSIONS
Event Id 34267
FAA Event Type PD
Event LCL Date 26-AUG-25
Event LCL Time 15:2
Event State FL
RI Category Rank C
Airport Id ECP
Event Location NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES INTL
Event Lndg/Tkoff Surface RWY 16
Aircraft 1 Type PA32
Aircraft 2 Type C172
Aircraft 1 FAR 91
Aircraft 2 FAR 91
Weather Condition N/A

ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION

AIRCRAFT 1 ATTEMPTED TO LAND RWY 16 WITHOUT ATC AUTHORIZATION. AIRCRAFT 1/PA32 DEPARTED RWY 34 AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN LEFT CROSSWIND FOR SEQUENCING RWY 34. AIRCRAFT 1 CONTINUED WITH A TEARDROP TURN AND ALIGNED ON RWY 16. AIRCRAFT 2/C172 WAS AIRBORNE ON THE DEPARTURE LEG OF A RWY 34 TOUCH-AND-GO AND WAS TURNED TO THE EAST PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT 1 CROSSING THE RWY 16 THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT 1 CROSSED THE RWY 16 THRESHOLD AT 100 FEET AND DESCENDED AS LOW AS 50 FEET OVER THE RUNWAY BEFORE STARTING A CLIMB OUT TO THE WEST.

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