# Accident 19990913028419A: Piper PA32300, Homestead, FL, September 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1999, 12:35 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4908° N, 80.5100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4908&lon=-80.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2145N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2145N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913028419A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1999, ABOUT 1235 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, N2145N, REGISTERED TO SMITTYS SHIP STORE INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DADE-COUNTY HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED LONG AND FAST ON THE GRASS RUNWAY TO THE EAST. HE SAW WIRES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED NOT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE POST AND TREE CLIPPINGS. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING WAS DAMAGED. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1999, ABOUT 1235 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, N2145N, REGISTERED TO SMITTYS SHIP STORE INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.   THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DADE-COUNTY HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED LONG AND FAST ON THE GRASS RUNWAY TO THE EAST. HE SAW WIRES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED NOT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE POST AND TREE CLIPPINGS. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING WAS DAMAGED.   (-23) "SEE ATTACHED SHEETS. NO ATTACHED SHEETS"

## 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 MIA99LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA253), Sep 13, 1999: Piper PA-32-300 (N2145N), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touch down point on landing and excessive airspeed resulting in an overrun, and subsequent collision with a fence post and clippings.

## Other reports on N2145N (1)

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

- [Incident 20210610009499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210610009499I), Jun 10, 2021: Piper PA-32-300 (N2145N), Everglades City, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft departed from ktmb, after departing the aircraft experience engine problems, pilot perfromed engine failure checklist as per Piper PA-32/300POH, and…

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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