# Incident 19890508030209I: Piper PA34200T, Homestead, FL, May 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517A-2009-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890508030209I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. PILOTS STATED THEY HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N8517A (2)

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

- [Incident 19990626022689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626022689I), Jun 26, 1999: Piper PA34200T (N8517A), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Pilot contacted opa Locka control tower (opf), and stated that the right main landing gear did not indicate that it was down and locked, "green light". The…
- [Incident 19980629036089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629036089I), Jun 29, 1998: Piper PA34200T (N8517A), Miami, FL. (-5) Mr. Gonzalez landed aircraft with the number one engine out at opf. While clearing customs he requested the aircraft fuel. The fuel taken was 122.3…

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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