# Accident 19890312028659A: Piper PA34220T, St Augustine, FL, March 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8904° N, 81.3091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8904&lon=-81.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8417H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8417H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 57 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890312028659A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. NO DEFECTS FOUND. APPEARS RETRACTED BY CREW BUT DENIED. HAD PRACTICED MANUAL EXTEND.

## 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 MIA89LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA104), Mar 12, 1989: Piper PA-34-220T (N8417H), St Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENTLY RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO NOTE THAT THE GEAR HAD BEEN RETRACTED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT…

## Other reports on N8417H (2)

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

- [Incident 20170818017159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818017159I), Aug 18, 2017: Piper PA-34-220T (N8417H), Peachtree City, GA, Minor damage. 1981 Piper seneca iii model PA-34-220T N8417H serial number 34-8133178 registered to riddell enterprises inc. was involved in an occurrence which took place on…
- [Incident 19821229068479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821229068479I), Dec 29, 1982: Piper PA34220T (N8417H), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Student retracted gear on lift off. Instructor simulated engine failure resulting in a gear up landing.

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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