# Accident 20160819013359A: Piper PA-34-200, Pembroke Pines, FL, August 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1WLS
- Location: 26.0267° N, 80.5928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0267&lon=-80.5928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16499, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16499-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,995 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819013359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-34-200, N16499 WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED HWO FROM RUNWAY 10R AT 11:00 AM AND CLIMB TO 3300 FEET TO THE WEST OF HWO AIRPORT TO PRACTICES MULTI-ENGINE MANEUVERS. AIRCRAFT LOST PROPELLER BLADE IN FLIGHT, CAUSING RIGHT ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION AND AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN EVERGLADES WITH BOTH OCCUPANTS SURVIVING THE CRASH.

## 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 ERA16LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA295), Aug 19, 2016: Piper PA34 (N16499), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with an airworthiness directive for the propeller, which resulted in a propeller hub failure due to fatigue.

## Other reports on N16499 (5)

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

- [Incident 19980825026959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825026959I), Aug 25, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. On augusst 25, 1998, at 1700 EDT, a Piper PA34-200, N16499, had the landing gear retracted on the landing roll out by teh multi-engine student while landing at…
- [Incident 19900305012269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305012269I), Mar 5, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Pahokee, FL, Minor damage. Closed fuel selector on simulated right engine failure. Told to go around. Lost control and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19890522026139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522026139I), May 22, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Allentown, PA. Right gear unsafe light. Diverted to Allentown. Used emergency procedures. Landed safely. Found faulty microswitch.
- [Incident 19840619046149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840619046149I), Jun 19, 1984: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Props struck the runway on the landing flare. Made a sucessful go around. Had failed to extend the landing gear.
- [Incident 19830925062799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925062799I), Sep 25, 1983: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Left brake failed on landing. Aircraft veered off the runway. Left prop hit a runway light.

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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