# Accident 19920608018849A: Piper PA24260, Miami, FL, June 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1992, 17:17 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8304° N, 80.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8304&lon=-80.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9307P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9307P-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 320 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920608018849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO ADJACENT CANAL. BLAMED WINDSHIFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA132), Jun 8, 1992: Piper PA-24-260 (N9307P), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITION AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A SHIFTING CROSSWIND.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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