Piper PA28 N15888

Summary

On 26 October 2018 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N15888 was involved in an accident near Miami, 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

26 October 2018 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami Executive (TMB)

Coordinates

25.6492, -80.4292

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N15888

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Okeechobee → Miami

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA040

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during a solo cross-country flight, while landing with a crosswind, the airplane bounced and landed hard. He added that the propeller struck the ground, the airplane "tilted” left, and the left wing then struck the ground. The airplane came to rest in the grass off the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport’s automated weather observation system reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 240° at 8 knots. The airplane landed on runway 27R, which resulted in a 4-knot crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.