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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-260 · Miami, FL · March 17, 2008

Date: March 17, 2008 · 16:49 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Opa- Locka Executive
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N169AB
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08CA141
Reported as: Piper PA25260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,480 total950 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N169ABRegistered now · Piper PA-25-260S/N 25-4517 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 17, 2008, on about 1649 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-25-260 aircraft N169AB registered to aerial banners inc. operated by hiott's flight service as a 14 CFR part 91 banner towing flight, made a emergency landing at opa lock airport (opf) opa Locka, FL. Visual meteorological condition prevailed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage. The commercial rated pilot reported no injuries. The pilot stated he departed nor perry airport (hwo) to pick up banners at (opf). After arriving over (opf) he threw the tow rope and hook from the cockpit window and watched it trail behind the aircraft. Aftr completing the banner pick up and the banner became airborne the left rudder pedal became stiff and the aircraft began making a right turn that was uncontrollable he attempted to release the banner but it would not release. After several turn around the airport he decided to make a landing at (opf) in the grass, the aircraft came to rest on a berm at the edge of airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 17, 2008, ON ABOUT 1649 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-25-260 AIRCRAFT N169AB REGISTERED TO AERIAL BANNERS INC. OPERATED BY HIOTT'S FLIGHT SERVICE AS A 14 CFR PART 91 BANNER TOWING FLIGHT, MADE A EMERGENCY LANDING AT OPA LOCK AIRPORT (OPF) OPA LOCKA, FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED NOR PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) TO PICK UP BANNERS AT (OPF). AFTER ARRIVING OVER (OPF) HE THREW THE TOW ROPE AND HOOK FROM THE COCKPIT WINDOW AND WATCHED IT TRAIL BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT. AFTR COMPLETING THE BANNER PICK UP AND THE BANNER BECAME AIRBORNE THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THAT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE HE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE BANNER BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL TURN AROUND THE AIRPORT HE DECIDED TO MAKE A LANDING AT (OPF) IN THE GRASS, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A BERM AT THE EDGE OF AIRPORT.

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 NYC08CA141Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOpa Locka, FLThe entanglement of the hook rope with the rudder horn during banner pickup.Mar 17, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N169AB · 2

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

Accident 20130531011109ALanding: Touchdown · Hollywood, FLOn 05-31-2013, upon landing at hwo runway 10L, pilot lost control of aircraft. Aircraft ran off runway into grass. Aircraft flipped upside down. There was substantial damage to aircraft. Pilot was not injured.May 31, 2013 · Substantial damage Incident 20090821048649ICruise/Level Flight · Hollywood, FLAircraft operating as a banner tower for aerial banners north. Pilot stated that the tip of the rudder was folded 6"-8" inches. He observed birds in the area during his flight. He maintained control of the rudder at all times. A/c landed without incident no…Aug 21, 2009 · Minor damage