# Accident 19971204037369A: Piper PA-31-350, December 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1997
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Aircraft: N116PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116PM-1999-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98WA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971204037369A

## Narrative

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

AMEILIA AIRWAYS AIR TAXI LANDED ON A WET RWY, HYDROPLANED, GEAR COLLAPSED, SUBS DAMAGE TO ACFT. WALKERS CAY, BAHAMA (.19) ON DECEMBER 4, 1997, ABOUT 1715 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350, N116PM, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AMELIA AIRWAYS, INC., ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT LOCATED ON WALKER CAY, BAHAMAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 135 NONSCHEDULED, INTERNATIONAL, PASSENGER FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT, AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1620 FROM THE FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA.  ACCORDING TO AN ATTORNEY WHO REPRESENTS THE OPERATOR, AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE WET RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AND ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY ONTO ROUGH AND DOWN SLOPING TERRAIN.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH THE NOSE SECTION IN WATER.  COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT CONFIRMED BUT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDIC                                  TION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, BAHAMAS, P.O. BOX N-975, NASSAU, N.P. BAHAMAS, PHONE:  (242) 377-7117. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR OR RELEASED BY THE BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT.

## 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 MIA98WA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA041), Dec 4, 1997: Piper PA-31-350 (N116PM), Walker Cay, Bahamas, substantial damage

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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