Piper PA28 N607FT
20 November 2018 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 November 2018 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N607FT, operated by Pilot Training Center Llc, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Executive (TMB)
- Coordinates
- 25.6475, -80.4333
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N607FT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1989
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pilot Training Center Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA071
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper decision to taxi past another airplane occupying the taxiway and her subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot in the low-wing airplane reported that, after landing, she exited the runway onto a taxiway, which was occupied by a high-wing airplane that had landed before her. She attempted to pass the high-wing airplane on the left, but her airplane's right wing struck the other airplane's left wing lift strut. Her airplane then turned right about 180°, and the right wing struck the propeller and then the right wing of the high-wing airplane. The flight instructor in the high-wing airplane reported that, after exiting the runway onto a taxiway, he "felt a small hit on the left side." He saw a low-wing airplane make a right, 180° turn around the front of his airplane and impact its right wing. The low- and high-wing airplanes sustained substantial damage to their right wings. The student reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA28 161 | N607FT | Pilot Training Center Llc | Substantial |
| Cessna 172 M | N80298 | - | Substantial |
Other Piper PA28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2018 | Piper PA28 | Thomaston, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2018 | Piper PA28 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Aviation Academy Hawaii | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2018 | Piper PA28 | Chino, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Piper PA28 | Nafpaktos, Greece | Araxos Aero Club | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Sep 2018 | Piper PA28 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Airfleet Holdings Llc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2018 | Piper PA28 | Blairsville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 Apr 2018 | S Z D SZD 48 JANTAR STD 2 | LaBelle, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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