# Incident 19890504046109I: Piper PA34200T, Cordova, AK, May 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1989, 13:02 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ESAA
- Location: 60.7905° N, 145.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7905&lon=-145.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47895, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47895) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,652 total, 303 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89IA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504046109I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. BOLT ATTACHING OVER CENTER LINK TO UPPER TRUNION HAD SHEARED.

## 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 ANC89IA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA068), May 4, 1989: Piper PA-34-200T (N47895), Cordova, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE UPPER TRUNION BOLT WHICH NORMALLY HOLDS THE UPPER PORTION OF THE OVER CENTER DOWN LINK.

## Other reports on N47895 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830319032769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830319032769I), Mar 19, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N47895), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Landing gear was retracted by mistake on a practice touch and go landing.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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