# Incident 19870822067419I: Piper PA34200, Abbeville, LA, August 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1987, 07:30 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Abbeville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44447, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44447-1994-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 48 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822067419I

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD DAMAGING RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND WING TIP. NO MULTI ENGINE RATING OR NIGHT CHECK OUT IN TYPE.

## Other reports on N44447 (3)

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

- [Accident 19910614022019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910614022019A), Jun 14, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N44447), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Bounced,porpoised,collapsed a main gear. Lost control and spun around prior stopping.
- [Incident 19910402018039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910402018039I), Apr 2, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N44447), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on a touch and go landing. Found the down-lock bracket had failed.
- [Accident 19790305004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004119A), Mar 5, 1979: Piper PA34200T (N44447), Brawley, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck by auto while taxing on taxiway after landing. Auto driver mistook taxiway for road.

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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