# Accident 20051106027539A: Piper PA28R180, Miami, FL, November 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2005
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9069° N, 80.2783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9069&lon=-80.2783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4652J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4652J-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051106027539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE WHILE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS LOOKING AWAY TO DETERMINE WHY THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE FLIGHT CREW LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR AND WING STRUCTURE. THE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRFRAME WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED WHEN THE GEAR PENETRATED THE UPPER WING SKINS ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR. FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY LOCAL FIRE FIGHTERS.

## 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 MIA06LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA015), Nov 6, 2005: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4652J), Opa-Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command/CFI to maintain control of the airplane and his inattentiveness to the altitude while troubleshooting the landing gear system resulting in the in-flight collision…

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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