# Accident 19890415063499A: Piper PA34220T, Pittsburgh, PA, April 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1989, 13:10 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3597° N, 79.9007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3597&lon=-79.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8468H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8468H-1998-06-10) (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 TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,202 total, 24 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415063499A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. DAMAGE INDICATES A SERVE DROP ON LANDING.

## 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 NYC89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA118), Apr 15, 1989: Piper PA-34-220T (N8468H), W.Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER LEVEL OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N8468H (1)

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

- [Accident 19961115035859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961115035859A), Nov 15, 1996: Piper PA34220T (N8468H), West Milton, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot declared emergency, didn't maintain altitude, crashed. (.4)the pilot and passenger were dropped off to pick up the pilot's airplane, after a new global…

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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