# Accident 19851007054659A: Piper PA31, Miami, FL, October 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1985, 12:16 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9102° N, 80.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9102&lon=-80.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9135Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9135Y-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,315 total, 36 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851007054659A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.  NO BROKEN COMPONENTS FOUND.  WHEEL FELL INTO A HOLE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA86LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA008), Oct 7, 1985: Piper PA-31-310 (N9135Y), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9135Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19830804039469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804039469A), Aug 4, 1983: Piper PA31 (N9135Y), Mount Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft short of runway, gear up after engines quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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