MIA87LA052

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32R-300 · Hollywood, FL · December 18, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 18, 1986, 17:28 local (22:28 UTC)
Place
Hollywood, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2279QPiper PA-32R-300
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19861218069919A
Case key
31837

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightTakeoff - roll/run
Aircraft handling - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Aborted takeoff - performedPilot in command
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fence

Analysis

The plt stated that the acft tilted shortly after liftoff and he elected to abort the takeoff. While on roll out, when the brakes were applied, the acft veered to the left and ran off the rwy colliding with a fence. The plt reported no mechanical difficulties with the acft.

Aircraft

Registration
N2279Q
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-300
Category
Airplane
Serial number
32R-7780240
Airframe hours
1,054
Engine
Lycoming IO-540-K165D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Interamerican Investmenst Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 20, 1986 · 9 hours before
Destination
TMB · Miami, FL
Airport
HWO · North Perry, runway 27L, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
42
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
584 total · 9 in this make and model · 481 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
240° at 4 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Observed at
HWO

FAA reports on this event · 1

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