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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · April 14, 2026

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Date
April 14, 2026 · 17:31 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
North Perry
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N777HZ
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
1,599 total5 in this make and model171 in the last 90 days
N777HZRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7405177Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

NTSB accident no.: n/a atqa:A-SO-19-26-034 sas ptrs no.: SO19202604469 task id:T-SO19-FY26-0637 registration: nxxxxmake: Piper model: PA-31-350 serial number: xxxx when: April 14, 2026 where: hwo what: on April 14, 2026, at approximately 1808 local time, nxxxx experienced a runway excursion after landing on runway 10R, there was no aircraft and airport damage reported. 2 sob, no injuries. Investigation identified the PIC as xxxxxxxx commercial pilot certificate xxxxxxx with the following rating asl and aml, instrument. Preliminary investigation revealed PIC had only 5.7 hours in make and model of aircraft at the time of incident. Also identified during investigation, flight was conducted as maintenance/verification flight with mechanic on board xxxxxxx A&P certificate xxxxxxx for upcoming ferry flight to haiti. Inspection of maintenance records revealed aircraft not returned to service by mechanic, awaiting test flight. This is contrary to regulations. Preliminary inspection of aircraft on April 21.2026 revealed the following discrepancies: right engine alternator belt chaffed and left engine starter electrical wire chaffing against intake tube. These items were subsequently corrected.

ADS b data reveals normal approach speed.

The FAA determines the probable cause(s) of this incident to be:

Pilot error, the pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing.

As the FAA filed it

NTSB ACCIDENT NO.: N/A ATQA:A-SO-19-26-034 SAS PTRS NO.: SO19202604469 TASK ID:T-SO19-FY26-0637 REGISTRATION: NXXXXMAKE: PIPER MODEL: PA-31-350 SERIAL NUMBER: XXXX WHEN: APRIL 14, 2026 WHERE: HWO WHAT: ON APRIL 14, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1808 LOCAL TIME, NXXXX EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 10R, THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT DAMAGE REPORTED. 2 SOB, NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED THE PIC AS XXXXXXXX COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE XXXXXXX WITH THE FOLLOWING RATING ASL AND AML, INSTRUMENT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED PIC HAD ONLY 5.7 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. ALSO IDENTIFIED DURING INVESTIGATION, FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS MAINTENANCE/VERIFICATION FLIGHT WITH MECHANIC ON BOARD XXXXXXX A&P CERTIFICATE XXXXXXX FOR UPCOMING FERRY FLIGHT TO HAITI. INSPECTION OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED AIRCRAFT NOT RETURNED TO SERVICE BY MECHANIC, AWAITING TEST FLIGHT. THIS IS CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT ON APRIL 21.2026 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES: RIGHT ENGINE ALTERNATOR BELT CHAFFED AND LEFT ENGINE STARTER ELECTRICAL WIRE CHAFFING AGAINST INTAKE TUBE. THESE ITEMS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CORRECTED.

ADS B DATA REVEALS NORMAL APPROACH SPEED.

THE FAA DETERMINES THE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) OF THIS INCIDENT TO BE:

PILOT ERROR, THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.