# Incident 19890522026139I: Piper PA34200, Allentown, PA, May 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1989, 12:40 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IJCA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16499, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16499-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522026139I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. DIVERTED TO ALLENTOWN. USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND FAULTY MICROSWITCH.

## Other reports on N16499 (5)

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

- [Accident 20160819013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819013359A), Aug 19, 2016: Piper PA-34-200 (N16499), Pembroke Pines, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft Piper PA-34-200, N16499 with flight instructor and student pilot departed hwo from runway 10R at 11:00 am and climb to 3300 feet to the west of hwo…
- [Incident 19980825026959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825026959I), Aug 25, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. On augusst 25, 1998, at 1700 EDT, a Piper PA34-200, N16499, had the landing gear retracted on the landing roll out by teh multi-engine student while landing at…
- [Incident 19900305012269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305012269I), Mar 5, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Pahokee, FL, Minor damage. Closed fuel selector on simulated right engine failure. Told to go around. Lost control and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19840619046149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840619046149I), Jun 19, 1984: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Props struck the runway on the landing flare. Made a sucessful go around. Had failed to extend the landing gear.
- [Incident 19830925062799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925062799I), Sep 25, 1983: Piper PA34200 (N16499), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Left brake failed on landing. Aircraft veered off the runway. Left prop hit a runway light.

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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