# Accident 19890218002239A: Piper PA32R300, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0904° N, 80.1508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0904&lon=-80.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4303X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4303X-1997-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,185 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002239A

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. WENT AROUND AND RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. GEAR CIRCUIT BLOCK LOOSE AND SHORTING OUT.

## 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 MIA89LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA089), Feb 18, 1989: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4303X), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAULTY INSTALLATION OF AVIONICS EQUIPMENT WHICH CAUSED WIRING IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO BE IMPROPERLY REINSTALLED.

## Other reports on N4303X (2)

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

- [Accident 19960607013019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013019A), Jun 7, 1996: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control and crashed into ocean on ILS approach. No biennial and not IFR current. Aircraft not IFR current also
- [Incident 19791102056499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791102056499I), Nov 2, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up.

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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