Piper PA-25-260 N169AB

Summary

On 31 May 2013 at about 22:36 local time, a Piper PA-25-260 registered N169AB, operated by Aerial Banners North Inc, was involved in an accident near Hollywood, 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.

Date

31 May 2013 at 22:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

North Perry Airport (HWO)

Coordinates

26.0019, -80.4011

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-260

Registration

N169AB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aerial Banners North Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hollywood → Hollywood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA13CA280

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the operator, the pilot performed several practice banner pick-ups in the tailwheel equipped airplane prior to joining the traffic pattern to land. The final approach was uneventful, the tailwheel contacted the runway first, and then the airplane settled onto the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right, and the pilot applied full power in an attempt to "fly out of the ground loop." As the airspeed of the airplane increased, it departed the runway, struck a taxiway sign, and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.