# Accident 20080628849759A: Piper PA18135, Hollywood, FL, June 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VWGJ
- Location: 26.0011° N, 80.2456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0011&lon=-80.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3257B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 254 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080628849759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 28, 2008, AT 1403 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-135, N3257B, REGISTERED TO SEASHORE ADVERTISING CORPORATION AND OPERATED BY VAN WAGNER AERIAL MEDIA, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, AS A BANNER TOW FLIGHT, NOSED OVER ON LANDING ROLL OUT AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (KHWO), HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KHWO ON JUNE 28, 2008 AT 1000.

## 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 MIA08LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA130), Jun 28, 2008: Piper PA-18-135 (N3257B), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point on landing and improper use of brakes. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the throttle cable attachment tab due to preexisting…

## Other reports on N3257B (2)

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

- [Accident 20071106829639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071106829639A), Nov 6, 2007: Piper PA18135 (N3257B), Durbin, WV, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman stated he departed kagc at approximately 11:00 EST enroute to kric. Approximately two (2) hours into flight he heard a "pop" and oil covered the…
- [Incident 19790922050999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922050999I), Sep 22, 1979: N3257B, Hollywood, FL. Pilot disembarked with the engine running, walked in front of the airplane, prop struck his arm.

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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