# Incident 19890708021199I: Piper PA34220T, Naples, FL, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989, 09:38 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8422Y-1990-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,758 total, 150 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708021199I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. FAILURE MAY HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.

## 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 MIA89IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA187), Jul 8, 1989: Piper PA-34-220T (N8422Y), Naples, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N8422Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19881208053179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881208053179I), Dec 8, 1988: Piper PA34220T (N8422Y), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed after landing. Found strut trunion housing had cracked causing failure.

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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