# Accident 19890405006149A: Piper PA34220T, Cheyenne, WY, April 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1989, 05:40 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJQA
- Location: 41.3695° N, 104.8496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3695&lon=-104.8496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83864, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83864-2002-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,513 total, 142 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405006149A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON A NIGHT LANDING UNTIL A MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FROM OVERSTRESS.

## 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 DEN89LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA100), Apr 5, 1989: Piper PA-34-220T (N83864), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N83864 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980320003999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980320003999I), Mar 20, 1998: Piper PA34220T (N83864), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: the gear switch handle broke off in the up position and the positioning of the landing gear was questionable. The aircraft landed gear up at the…

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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