# Accident 20080106014129A: Piper PA28161, Miami, FL, January 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2008, 10:20 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Kendall-Tamiami Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XVES
- Location: 25.6239° N, 80.5739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6239&lon=-80.5739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109ND-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 320 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080106014129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 06, 2008, ABOUT 1020 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, (N109ND), REGISTERED TO SILVER EXPRESS CO. TITLE CFR PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING COMING TO REST AT N 25 37.731 ABD W 080 34.735. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT/CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CFI STATED UPON ENGINE FAILURE/LOSS OF POWER HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED ENGINE FAILURE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MIA08LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA036), Jan 6, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N109ND), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance inspection resulting in a worn throttle housing going undetected and failing.

## Other reports on N109ND (1)

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

- [Incident 20051020030079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051020030079I), Oct 20, 2005: Piper PA28161 (N109ND), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) N109ND (training flight); first student solo. Landed runway 92. While exiting runway N109ND, made ground loop, crossed grass area near intersection area…

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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