Piper PA-32-300 N2145N
13 September 1999 · Homestead, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1999 at about 16:35 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N2145N, operated by James R. McLaughin, was involved in an accident near Homestead, Florida, United States. One person was 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 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homestead, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 25.4908, -80.5100
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N2145N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James R. McLaughin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Homestead → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA253
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touch down point on landing and excessive airspeed resulting in an overrun, and subsequent collision with a fence post and clippings.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he landed long on a wet grass runway with excessive airspeed. The airplane went off the end of the runway and collided with a fence post and tree clippings.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1999 | Piper PA-32-300 | Marquette, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-32-260 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fallbrook, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1999 | Piper PA-32-260 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Tropical Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-32-300 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-32-300 | Rifle, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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