# Accident 19940408000129A: Piper PA28151, Baco Raton, FL, April 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1994, 15:50 local time
- Place: Baco Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3709° N, 80.1008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3709&lon=-80.1008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32056, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32056) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,466 total, 700 in this make and model, 460 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940408000129A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LATE. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SIGN.

## 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 MIA94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA115), Apr 8, 1994: Piper PA-28-151 (N32056), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE DUAL STUDENT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING AND THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE DUAL STUDENT AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN A TIMELY…

## Other reports on N32056 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010217005889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010217005889I), Feb 17, 2001: Piper PA28151 (N32056), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Carburetor fire occurred during the second attempt of starting the engine, the fire was probably caused by excess raw fuel remaining in carburetor after…

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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