# Incident 19880318043009I: Piper PA24, Zephyrhills, FL, March 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1988, 20:45 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6905P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6905P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880318043009I

## Narrative

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

WORN GEAR AND HARD LANDINGS CAUSED OVER CENTER CONDITION AND BENT RODS PREVENTED LOCKDOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING.

## Other reports on N6905P (1)

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

- [Incident 20000617021599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617021599I), Jun 17, 2000: Piper PA24 (N6905P), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that the landing gear collapsed after landing runway 9C at Sanford airport, Sanford, FL. Further investigation by FAA…

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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