# Accident 19980701015499A: Piper PA28161, Homestead, FL, July 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.5996° N, 80.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5996&lon=-80.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4331M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4331M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701015499A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED 3 TIMES LANDING THEN VEERED OFF RUNWAY. APPROACH TOO STEEP. INADEQUATE TRAINING ON STABILIZED APPROACHEDS. (-23) DURING APPROACH TO X-51, RWY 36, PILOT DESCENT WAS TOO STEEP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE THREE TIMES, BENDING THE PROPELLER BLADES, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND BREAKING THE ENGINE MOUNTS, AND VEERING LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY STOPPING ON A GRASSY AREA 150 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL98LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA089), Jul 1, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N4331M), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare that resulted in a hard landing and porpoise, and his improper recovery from the bounced landing.

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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