# Accident 20160326020959A: Piper PA-24, Homestead, FL, March 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.5058° N, 80.5531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5058&lon=-80.5531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55UA-2018-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 90 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326020959A

## Narrative

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

N55UA WAS IN THE PARKING AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 18 AND RUNWAY 10 WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE PA-24 DUE TO A LOW BATTERY.  THE PILOT STATED HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND HAND PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT STARTED.  HE THEN WALKED AROUND THE WING TO CLIMB BACK IN THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL.  HE RAN TO CATCH UP WITH THE AIRCRAFT BUT FELL DOWN IN THE PROCESS AND WAS UNABLE TO HALT THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT BARRIER FENCE AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA16CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA162), Mar 26, 2016: Piper PA24 (N55UA), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots decision to hand prop the airplane's engine without securing the airplane, resulting a runaway airplane and collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N55UA (3)

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

- [Incident 20040821019079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040821019079I), Aug 21, 2004: Piper PA24 (N55UA), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to extend the landing gear and did not get a gear down indication. The emergency procedures (manual extention) to extend the landing gear…
- [Accident 19860810038629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810038629A), Aug 10, 1986: Piper PA24 (N55UA), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. The gear failed to fully extend normally or manually and collapsed on landing. System was found to be binding.
- [Incident 19821105067969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105067969I), Nov 5, 1982: Piper PA24 (N55UA), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up. Warning horn operating normally. Distracted by faulty airspeed indicator.

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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