# Incident 19890130005999I: Piper PA34200, Des Moines, IA, January 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SSUA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44RK) (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 PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890130005999I

## Narrative

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

BANG WHEN GEAR EXTENDED. SAFE LIGHT ON NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. UPPER NLG DRAG LINK MOUNT BOLT WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N44RK (1)

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

- [Incident 20010830028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010830028059I), Aug 30, 2001: Piper PA34200T (N44RK), Lancaster, PA. (-23) Pilot performed precautionary landing due to loss of oil pressure.

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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