Swearingen SA227-AC accident near Miami, Florida, March 30, 2005
On March 30, 2005 at about 12:35 pm local time, a Swearingen SA227-AC, registered N811BC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Miami, Florida (Dade-Collier Training And Tran airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
"THIS CASE WAS MODIFIED MAY 30, 2006." The airplane's inadvertent impact with one of several deer that had entered the airport property and crossed the runway during the landing rollout.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 30, 2005 · about 12:35 pm local time
- Place
- Miami, Florida · Dade-Collier Training And Tran · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA227-AC · all SA227-ACs on the register
- Registration
- N811BC · registry record · serial AC463
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
"THIS CASE WAS MODIFIED MAY 30, 2006." The pilot stated that the landing on runway 27 had initially been without incident. During the landing rollout, while the engines were in reverse and brakes were being applied, one of several deer which had entered the airport property, crossed the runway, and impacted the airplane's nose wheel. The impact threw the deer into the left propeller, and the propeller was detached and it punctured the fuselage.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,500 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 85 in the last 30 days; 1,700 as pilot in command; 850 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 15,700 hours in all; 1,500 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 18 in the last 30 days; 15,600 as pilot in command; 1,500 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 32,203 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, March 10, 2005; 54 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 14,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Honeywell TPE331-11U-61 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MIA Miami FL
- Destination: TNT Miami FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 10,400 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observation at 12:53 pm from MIA, 32 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA05LA084.