# Incident 19780804049739I: Piper PA28140, Miami, FL, August 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1978, 19:20 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15470, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15470) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804049739I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTINAL CONTROL ON LANDING DUE TO BROKEN TORQUE LINK ON LEFT MAIN GEAR.  LINK PART NUMBER 6531904.

## Other reports on N15470 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740214003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740214003939A), Feb 14, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N15470), Sanford, FL, Substantial damage. Two lugs on cyl p/n 65319-03 bkn.r contained markings typical of fatigue.l appeared over-stressed.

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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