# Accident 19951010034439A: Piper PA23250, Miami, FL, October 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1995, 16:40 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2390° N, 80.0904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2390&lon=-80.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4587P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4587P-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 22 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951010034439A

## Narrative

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

VEERED INTO CROSSWIND ON LANDING ROLL. COLLIDED WITH A ROCK. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 MIA96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA005), Oct 10, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N4587P), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, SLIDING OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A ROCK COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N4587P (1)

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

- [Incident 19840124044829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840124044829I), Jan 24, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N4587P), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Flight instructor inadvertently retracted the landing gear on the ground portion of a touch and go.

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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