ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39775
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| Date: | Friday 17 June 1988 |
| Time: | 19:27 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N560JB |
| MSN: | 31P-7400195 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1750 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIGO-541-E1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami Lakes, Miami, Dade County, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Opa Locka Airport Opa Locka, Florida (OPF/KOPF) |
| Opa Locka Airport Opa Locka, Florida (OPF/KOPF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE CHIEF FLYING INSTRUCTOR (CFI), WHO SURVIVED, WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT WHILE THE OWNER/PILOT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE FLIGHT HAD PROGRESSED NORMALLY UNTIL THE PILOTS RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND. CLEARANCE WAS RECEIVED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9L.
ACCORDING TO THE CFI, HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS & NOTED HE NEEDED EXCESSIVE BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM DESCENDING. ALSO, HE STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE WITH ELECTRIC OR MANUAL TRIM. HE ASKED THE PILOT/OWNER TO USE HIS ELECTRIC TRIM (ON THE LEFT YOKE), BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. THE CFI STATED HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS & INCREASED POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE.
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE & A POLE, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND & STRUCK A VEHICLE BEFORE STOPPING. A FIRE ERUPTED & ALL 3 OCCUPANTS WERE BURNED WHILE EVACUATING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT/OWNER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. NO PRE-IMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
FLIGHT TEST DATA CONCERNING THRUST-DRAG RATIO SHOWED THAT INDUCED DRAG INCREASES RAPIDLY BELOW 90 KNOTS. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW/SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH.
Registration N560JB belatedly cancelled by the FAA on June 11, 2013 - 25 years later
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA88FA195 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X26016&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=560JB
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1988/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-miami-1-killed/]
4. http://www.airframes.org/reg/n560jb
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N560JB/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jun-2015 13:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 13:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 18-Sep-2017 19:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2017 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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