# Accident 19890308025839A: Piper PA34200, Ft Myers, FL, March 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1989, 22:00 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5607° N, 81.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5607&lon=-81.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1032U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1032U-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,126 total, 7 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308025839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TURNING IN POORLY LIGHTED PARKING AREA LEFT GEAR HIT CONCRETE ABUTMENT AND COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA89LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA198), Mar 9, 1989: Piper PA-34-200 (N1032U), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS AS HE TAXIED FROM THE RAMP AREA. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK LIGHT CONDITIONS WHICH DEGRADED THE PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION.

## Other reports on N1032U (1)

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

- [Incident 19920623028819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920623028819I), Jun 23, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N1032U), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found nose gear down lock link assembly had failed.

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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