20051218030059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Opa-Locka, FL · December 18, 2005

Date: December 18, 2005 · 12:45 local
Place: Opa-Locka, FL
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N86AB
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA06LA033
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B2C5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N86ABRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3409 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Information provided by ground crew witnesses. Pilot not available for interview. On 12/18/2005, at approximately 11:45 am, banner tow aircraft N86AB, PA-25-235 attempted to make a pick approach to retrieve banner after an earlier attempt that failed. Aircraft N86AB'S hook grabbed the banner rope and as the aircraft began to level off it also began to sink and drag the banner. Witnesses on the ground noticed a significant nose up attitude. Pilot attempted to release #3 hook in order to release banner, but control cable and shield came out of the instrument panel in the pilot's hand. Aircraft continued to descend and performed a hard landing on grassy area near runway and banner pick area. No injuries reported. Aircraft damage is as follows: landing gear collapsed, bent prop, both wings were buckled and bent. Witnesses report that pilot was aware that #3 banner release mechanism was not functioning properly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INFORMATION PROVIDED BY GROUND CREW WITNESSES. PILOT NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW. ON 12/18/2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 AM, BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT N86AB, PA-25-235 ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A PICK APPROACH TO RETRIEVE BANNER AFTER AN EARLIER ATTEMPT THAT FAILED. AIRCRAFT N86AB'S HOOK GRABBED THE BANNER ROPE AND AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF IT ALSO BEGAN TO SINK AND DRAG THE BANNER. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT NOSE UP ATTITUDE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE #3 HOOK IN ORDER TO RELEASE BANNER, BUT CONTROL CABLE AND SHIELD CAME OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE PILOT'S HAND. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND PERFORMED A HARD LANDING ON GRASSY AREA NEAR RUNWAY AND BANNER PICK AREA. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, BENT PROP, BOTH WINGS WERE BUCKLED AND BENT. WITNESSES REPORT THAT PILOT WAS AWARE THAT #3 BANNER RELEASE MECHANISM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA06LA033Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOpa-Locka, FLThe failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain airspeed following a reported loss of engine power, resulting in a stall/mush, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were the pilot's intentional operation of the…Dec 18, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N86AB · 4

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

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