ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293008
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| Date: | Sunday 25 September 2005 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Banners, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7788Z |
| MSN: | 25-3996 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Opa Locka, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Hollywood-North Perry Airport, FL (HWO/KHWO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he departed from the North Perry Airport and proceeded toward the Opa Locka Airport to pick up his first banner of the day. He noted thunderstorms in the area but their banner operations were still ongoing. Two of his coworkers picked up their banner before him. He deployed the hook and flew the pattern for the pick up. Upon approaching the poles, he applied full engine power and picked up the rope. He pulled up and upon the ground crew signaling that the banner is about to be lifted, he proceeded to lower the nose of the airplane, which was about 175 feet above the ground. At that point, instead of the usual leveling off, the airplane started to sink and upon picking up the banner, the sink rate accelerated rapidly. He waited about 2 seconds for things to normalize while ensuring all engine levers were in the full power position. The sink rate kept the same. By now he was sure that a hard landing was imminent so he released the banner and landed straight ahead.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, during a banner pick up, resulting in a stall/mush and collision with terrain during the uncontrolled descent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA05CA163
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 2006 | N7788Z | Aerial Banners, Inc. | 0 | Opa-Locka, Florida | |
sub |
| 9 March 2017 | N223AB | Aerial Banners Inc | 0 | Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG), St Petersburg, FL | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 5 August 2020 | N223AB | Aerial Banners North, Inc. | 0 | off Miami, FL | |
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| 17 May 2023 | N430AB | Aerial Banners Inc | 1 | Hollywood, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 14:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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