# Incident 19890505038809I: Piper PA34200T, Miami, FL, May 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1989, 23:15 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EDGA
- Location: 25.8203° N, 80.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8203&lon=-80.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859SC-2014-02-26) (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 TSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505038809I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED ON ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY ONTO GRASS. LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED. BROKEN TRUNNION.

## 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 MIA89IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA145), May 6, 1989: Piper PA-34-200T (N859SC), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE INSPECTION PROCEDURE IN PIPER SERVICE BULLETIN #787A.

## Other reports on N859SC (1)

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

- [Incident 19911211062399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211062399I), Dec 11, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N859SC), Venice, FL, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Landed safely. Battery caused fire. Appears exceeded starter engaged time overheating battery.

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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