# Accident 19840618029379A: Piper PA34200, Monongahela, PA, June 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1984, 15:45 local time
- Place: Monongahela, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1908° N, 79.9200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1908&lon=-79.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55697, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55697-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 40 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618029379A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, POWER ADDED, GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. ABORTED.

## 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 NYC84LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA213), Jun 18, 1984: Piper PA-34-200 (N55697), Monongahela, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55697 (2)

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

- [Accident 19981025045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025045829A), Oct 25, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N55697), Oneonta, NY, Substantial damage. The airplane was landing on runway 24. A witness observed the airplane contact the runway, bounce approx. 15 feet in the air, and land 'violently.' Examination…
- [Accident 19730904029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904029979A), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA34200 (N55697), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Plt lndd no green gr lt and horn blowng. Emerg gr extn not used. Gr mtr cb blown. Gr retract drg turn

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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