# Accident 20010215003479A: Piper J5A, Hollywood, FL, February 15, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 15, 2001, 15:15 local time - Place: Hollywood, FL - Airport: North Perry Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 25.9902° N, 80.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9902&lon=-80.2192&mi=10 - Aircraft: N35288, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35288) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER J5A - Reported engine: LYC O360A2E - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 200 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA083) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215003479A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-19)ON FEBRUARY 15, 2001, ABOUT 1520 EST, A PIPER J5A, N35288, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AERIAL SIGN COMPANY INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BANNER TOWING FLIGHT, CRASHING WHILE MANUEVERING AFTER DROPPING OFF A BANNER, AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1200. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN TOWING A HEAVIER TOW THAN USUAL, WHICH INCREASED THE FUEL CONSUPTION RATE. THE OPERATOR FURTHER STATED THAT AFTER DROPPING OFF THE TOWM AND UPON APPLICATION OF POWER TO AFFECT A CLIMB, THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT A LONGERON WAS DAMAGED, AND THAT THE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK HAD BEEN DEPLETED. (-23) PILOT WAS DROPPING OFF BANNER. WHILE DROPPING OFF AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE BANNER BEFORE COLLIDING WITH GROUND. DAMAGE TO PROP, RIGHT MAIN GEAR LONGERON, RIGHT WING, AFT SPARE ATTACH FITTING, AND FIREWALL UNDER BELLY SKIN DAMAGE.SEE ATTACHED INSPECTORS STAT EMENT. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 15, 2001, ABOUT 1515 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J5A, N35288, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AERIAL SIGN COMPANY INC, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BANNER TOWING FLIGHT, LANDED HARD AFTER THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING WHILE DROPPING OFF A BANNER AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1200.THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GROUND CREW HAD INADVERTENTLY ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 40 LETTERS WHICH REQUIRED THAT A HIGHER CRUISE POWER SETTING BE USED DURING THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT IN ADDITION TO TOWING THE BANNER, THE COMPANY DISPATCH HAD COMMUNICATED TO HIM THAT THEY HAD BEEN UNABLE TO REACH ANOTHER COMPANY AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA, AND ASKED THAT HE ATTEMPT TO OVERTAKE THAT AIRCRAFT AND VISUALLY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PILOT. THE PILOT SAID THAT IT TOOK AN ADDITIONAL 20 MINUTES OF FLYING AT A HIG HER POWER SETTING TO OVERTAKE THE COMPANY AIRCRAFT. AFTER OVERTAKING THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO DROP THE BANNER, AND WHEN HE ADDED POWER DURING THE BANNER DROP, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CEASED OPERATING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SOD IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE AIRPORT, AND INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK HAD BEEN DEPLETED. ## 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 MIA01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA083), Feb 15, 2001: Piper J5A (N35288), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and inadequate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion and substantial damage to the aircraft as a result of a hard 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. 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