Accident Piper PA-23-250 N4587P, Tuesday 10 October 1995

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Date:	Tuesday 10 October 1995
Time:	16:40 LT
Type:	Piper PA-23-250
Owner/operator:	Iqbal Saleem
Registration:	N4587P
MSN:	27-96
Year of manufacture:	1960
Total airframe hrs:	4972 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-540-A1B5
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Opa Locka, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	, FL (KOPF)
Destination airport:	(X46)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The airplane veered to the left of the runway on landing roll and collided with a rock collapsing the nose landing gear.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, SLIDING OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A ROCK COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.

Accident investigation: