# Accident 20180301014519A: Piper PA-32-300, Pompano Beach, FL, March 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2018, 09:45 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2486° N, 80.1181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2486&lon=-80.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54476, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54476-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total, 11 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180301014519A

## Narrative

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

POMPANO BEACH, FL (PMP): N54476, PA32, TOUCHED DOWN AT THE END OF RUNWAY 28.  PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE. PILOT REPORTED THROTTLE ISSUES. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: WINGS RIPPED OFF. 03/01/2018 1455Z - FAA HAS PILOT STATEMENT, MX RECORDS, PHOTOS, PILOT HOURS, PAX STATEMENT, POLICE STATEMENT.

## 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 ERA18LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA102), Mar 1, 2018: Piper PA 32-300 (N54476), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the…

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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