# Accident 20000527007549A: Rawdon T1, North Miami, FL, May 27, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 27, 2000, 11:45 local time - Place: North Miami, FL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 25.9296° N, 80.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9296&lon=-80.1406&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2706D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2706D-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Rawdon T1 (registry code 7500102, https://openairdocs.org/model/rawdon-t1) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RAWDON T1 - Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA173) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000527007549A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON MAY 27, 2000, AT 1545Z (11:45 LOCAL) A ROWDON T-1, N2706D DEPARTED NORTH PERRY AIRPORT TO CONDUCT AERIAL BANNER TOW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF FLYING, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE OVER THE OLETA STATE RECREATION AREA. AFTER BANNER RELEASE, THE PILOT COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AT THIS PARK. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT NORTH BOUND ON ACCESS ROAD, PILOT STEERED RIGHT TO AVOID A SOUTH BOUND BICYCLE. LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE NOSE SKIN, NOSE RIBS. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR CYCLIST. (.4)ON MAY 27, 2000, ABOUT 1145 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RAWDON T1, N2706D, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AERIAL SIGN COMPANY, INC., EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A STATE PARK NEAR NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 BANNER TOWING FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1015, FROM THE NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATE D STATED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN SURGING. HE TURNED ON BOTH AUXILIARY FUEL PUMPS AND TANKS, DROPPED THE BANNER, AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID PEDESTRIANS AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE DAMAGING THREE RIBS. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED APPROXIMATELY 9 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, NO FUEL IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK, AND BOTH FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVES ON. FOLLOWING REPAIRS TO THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE (NO WORK WAS PERFORMED TO THE ENGINE), THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND OPERATED TO FULL STATIC RPM; NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT INDICATING EMPTY WITH AN EMPTY FUEL TANK; IT WAS INDICATING NEAR MIDPOINT OF THE "NO TAKEOFF" ARC, WHICH IS POSITIONED BETWEEN EMPTY AND JUST BELOW 1/4 INDICATION. ## 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 MIA00LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA173), May 27, 2000: Rawdon T1 (N2706D), North Miami Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to change the fuel selector position after experiencing surging of the engine. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and… ## Other reports on N2706D (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20041102031119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041102031119A), Nov 2, 2004: Rawdon T1 (N2706D), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 2, 2004, at about 1216 EST, a Rawdon T-1, N2607D, registered to and operated by van wagner aerial media LLC, as a title 14 CFR part 91 aerial… - [Incident 19900704035469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704035469I), Jul 4, 1990: Rawdon T1 (N2706D), Hollywood, FL. Piece of banner fell into field on final approach. Dropped rest as untended. Banner clips were bent. 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. 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