# Accident 20160516005439A: Piper PA-28-140, Homestead, FL, May 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2016, 16:46 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4981° N, 80.5583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4981&lon=-80.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7031R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7031R-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516005439A

## Narrative

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

A PIPER PA28-140 AIRCRAFT, N7031R, DEPARTED KENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TMB). THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 36 AT HOMESTEAD GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT (X51). THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED WEST OF THE RUNWAY, LOST ALTITUDE AND STRUCK A CANAL EMBANKMENT LOCATED 320 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT 400 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 36 POINTED IN A 203 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT WITH THE CANAL EMBANKMENT AND SUBSEQUENT SLIDING ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND AIRLIFTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA16FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA186), May 16, 2016: Piper PA28 (N7031R), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to allow the passenger to attempt a landing, which resulted in a loss of control during landing with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the severity of the pilot's…

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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