# Accident 19890523012649A: Piper PA32RT300T, Phoenix, AZ, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 20:23 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AFQA
- Location: 33.4299° N, 112.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4299&lon=-112.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39520, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39520-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523012649A

## Narrative

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

CLEARED TO LAND BEHIND A 737 GOT IN TO WAKE, SNAP ROLLED AND IMPACTED RUNWAY UPRIGHT BUT AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.

## 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 LAX89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA186), May 24, 1989: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39520), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BEHIND THE B-737 WHICH RESULTED IN THE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE.

## Other reports on N39520 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800208023299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208023299I), Feb 8, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T (N39520), Santa Monica, CA. Pilot declared an emergency due to smoke in cockpit, caused by a loose wire in the electrical system.

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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