Piper PA 34 N8166U
13 August 2016 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 2016 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA 34 registered N8166U, operated by ELI Air Center Inc., was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Lauderdale Executive (FXE)
- Coordinates
- 26.1933, -80.1642
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 34
- Registration
- N8166U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- ELI Air Center Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rock Sound → Fort Lauderdale
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA454
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure that the brake was fully engaged and his subsequent failure to notice that his airplane was rolling forward, which resulted in it hitting another airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the parked airplane reported that he and his co-pilot had just re-entered the airplane and were having a conversation when he felt the airplane shake and heard a loud noise. He further reported that he looked out of the right window and saw an aircraft with its propeller hitting the right wing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot of the other airplane reported that, after engine start and before taxi for takeoff, he was looking at his navigation communications and did not notice the airplane rolling forward. The airplane rolled forward and collided with the airplane in front of it. The pilot further reported that he was unaware of the airplane's forward movement and that the thought that the hand brake was fully engaged. The airplane sustained minor damage. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA 34 200T | N8166U | ELI Air Center Inc. | Minor |
| Cessna 500 CITATION | N70SW | - | Substantial |
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2016 | Piper PA 34 | Denton, Texas, United States | U S Aviation Group LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Piper PA 34-200 | East Hartford, Connecticut, United States | American Flight Academy | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 2016 | Piper PA 34 | Springfield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2016 | Piper PA 34-200T | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Dec 2016 | Piper PA-34-200T | Alsace, France | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 2017 | Piper PA 34-220T | Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2016 | Beechcraft A36 | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2016 | Heberlein Ronald VANS RV 9A | Sebring, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Cessna 210 | Venice, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2016 | Cessna 152 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2016 | Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY | Sebring, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Beechcraft A36 | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |