# Accident 20051218030059A: Piper PA25235, Opa-Locka, FL, December 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Opa-Locka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- 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: N86AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051218030059A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA06LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA033), Dec 18, 2005: Piper PA-25-235 (N86AB), Opa-Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N86AB (4)

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

- [Incident 20150312001939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312001939I), Mar 12, 2015: Piper PA-25-235 (N86AB), Miramar, FL, Minor damage. On March 12, 2015 aircraft departed southwest from North Perry Airport at 11AM for a 3-hour banner tow circuit over the miami-dade state fair, just south of…
- [Accident 20130318004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130318004319A), Mar 18, 2013: Piper PA-25-235 (N86AB), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was performing banner tow operations based out of kecp. Pilot stated he had picked up his first banner and was in a climb passing 900FT MSL when the…
- [Incident 20050924025639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050924025639I), Sep 24, 2005: Piper PA25235 (N86AB), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft engine ran rough and then quit 7 miles southeast of mia (over ocean) while pilot was conducting aerial banner tow operations. Pilot made…
- [Incident 20030705022159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030705022159I), Jul 5, 2003: Piper PA25235 (N86AB), Miami, FL. (-23) On July 7, 2003, at approximately 13:55 local time, christopher reicks dropped his banner over the airport, and turned base for rwy 12. At this time he…

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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