# Accident 20250312006629A: Piper PA-28-181, Miramar, FL, March 12, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2025, 13:06 local time
- Place: Miramar, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0000° N, 80.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0000&lon=-80.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3055B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3055B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,256 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250312006629A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED NORTH PERRY AIRPORT(HWO) AT APPROXIMATELY 1244 THEN DID ONE NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH A FULL STOP. AFTER FULL STOP AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HWO HEADED FOR THE WEST/ALERT TRAINING AREA. AIRCRAFTED CLIMBED TO 500FT WITH A RIGHT TURN FOR A RIGHT DOWNWIND DEPARTURE THEN CLIMBED TO 2000FT. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES OUT AS THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OUT AND ENCOUNTERED ENGINE ROUGHNESS. CFI TOOK CONTROLS AND CALLED TOWER TO RETURN TO HWO. AS THE TURN WAS BEING MADE HAD LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING DESCENT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE PREFORMED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

## 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 ERA25LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA141), Mar 12, 2025: Piper PA-28-181 (N3055B), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power was due to a fracture of the crankshaft at the No. 3 main journal, which originated from a preexisting, thermally induced crack that had gone undetected by maintenance…

## Other reports on N3055B (1)

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

- [Incident 20221229019179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221229019179I), Dec 29, 2022: Piper PA-28-181 (N3055B), Pembroke Pines, FL, Minor damage. Part 91, Piper PA-28-181,[privacy data omitted] departed North Perry Airport (hwo) with one certified instructor pilot (CFI) and a student pilot. Upon takeoff,…

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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