27.9755° N, 82.5332° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 10, 1989 · 17:18 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Tampa International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N305DD
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A2B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Extended gear too late. When airplane settled on runway gear doors were pushed shut. No gear malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
EXTENDED GEAR TOO LATE. WHEN AIRPLANE SETTLED ON RUNWAY GEAR DOORS WERE PUSHED SHUT. NO GEAR MALFUNCTION.