# Accident 19880721031809A: Piper PA34200T, Tampa, FL, July 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1988, 08:00 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TAXA
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47506, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47506-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 926 total, 338 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721031809A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. PN96766-02.

## 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 MIA88IA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA230), Jul 21, 1988: Piper PA-34-200T (N47506), Tampa, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N47506 (1)

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

- [Accident 19911223057129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911223057129A), Dec 23, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N47506), Rainbow Lake, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Broke up in flight after loss of control. Indicates pilots not maintaining control. Seat reclined. Belts not used.

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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