# Incident 20031129034209I: Piper PA60601, Miami, FL, November 29, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2003, 12:50 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7529S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7529S-2020-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 93 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031129034209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOVEMBER 29, 2003 APPROX AT 12:50 LCT, AIRMAN THOMAS SHAFFER ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PA-60 AEROSTAR N7529S RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI. AFTER EXECUTING AN ILS ON RWY 31 AT TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, AND CLEARED FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO BY THE TOWER THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE WAS EXECUTED BY THE PILOT, THE TOUCHDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL FOR THE FIRST 100 TO 200 FEET BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MR. THOMAS SHAFFER PILOT IN COMMAND, STATED ON HIS REPORT THAT HE CYCLED THE FLAPS ACTUATOR TO RELEASE THE REMAINING SYSTEM PRESSURE. THE AEROSTAR 601 APPROVED FLIGHT MANUAL INDICATE THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, INTENTIONAL FAILING THE RIGHT ENGINE A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE OCCURS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N7529S (1)

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

- [Accident 20171210022969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171210022969A), Dec 10, 2017: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (N7529S), Tamiami, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Piper Aerostar PA-60, registration N7529S with one person on board flying, took off from Tamiami miami executive airport (tmb). Aircraft last track was at…

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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