Fleet BI-PLANE accident near Homestead, Florida, July 6, 2001
On July 6, 2001 at about 11:50 pm local time, a Fleet BI-PLANE, registered NC8627, was substantially damaged in an accident near Homestead, Florida (Homestead General Aviation airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper use of flight controls during a landing on a sod airstrip that resulted in a nose over.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 6, 2001 · about 11:50 pm local time
- Place
- Homestead, Florida · Homestead General Aviation · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Fleet BI-PLANE
- Registration
- NC8627 · no longer on the register · serial 40
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot, the tail came up during the landing roll, and the airplane nosed over. No mechanical problem with the airplane was reported by the pilot.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,000 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 1,700 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 26, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,045 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 18, 2001; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,675 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Warner Scarab 50 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: X51 Homestead FL at 11:40 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27U, 1,000 ft by 500 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observation at 10:56 pm from MIA, 23 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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