# Accident 19770904031799A: Piper PA34200, Tampa, FL, September 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1977
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55051, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55051) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 25 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLD82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904031799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA77FLD82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD82), Sep 4, 1977: Piper PA-34 (N55051), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55051 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220331004839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220331004839I), Mar 31, 2022: Piper PA-34-200 (N55051), Sherman, TX, Minor damage. On 3/31/2022, [privacy data omitted] PA34, was over the numbers to runway 35R at gyi, the crew realized the landing gear was not down and performed go around.…
- [Incident 20170224021589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170224021589I), Feb 24, 2017: Piper PA-34-200 (N55051), Gainesville, TX, Minor damage. Student and instructor were on a training flight in the traffic pattern at Gainesville airport (kgle); runway 36. Both pilots on board failed to extend the…
- [Incident 19780528040669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528040669I), May 28, 1978: Piper PA34200 (N55051), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Nose wheel retracted only partially. Pilot was unable to extend. Collapsed on touchdown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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