N2145N – Piper PA-32-300 – 1999-09-13 NTSB Accident Report

On September 13, 1999, a Piper PA-32-300 (N2145N) was involved in an incident near Homestead, FL. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touch down point on landing and excessive airspeed resulting in an overrun, and subsequent collision with a fence post and clippings.

On September 13, 1999, about 1235 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N2145N, registered to Smittys Ship Store Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 flight, crashed on landing rollout at a private airfield. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Dade-County Homestead General Airport, Homestead, Florida, about 5 minutes before the accident.

The pilot stated he landed long and fast on the grass runway to the east. He saw wires on the departure end of the runway and elected not to make a go-around. The airplane went off the end of the runway and collided with a fence post and tree clippings.

This incident is documented in NTSB report MIA99LA253. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2145N.