# Incident 19890816045979I: Piper PA34200T, Victoria, TX, August 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1989, 22:15 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Airport: Victoria Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8542° N, 96.9187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VICTORIA RGNL (VCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8542&lon=-96.9187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8250D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8250D) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 50 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/19890816045979I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLARED HIGHER THAN NORMAL. INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO APPLY POWER AND LOWER NOSE. DID OPPOSITE. HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N8250D (1)

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

- [Incident 19840914053159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840914053159I), Sep 14, 1984: Piper PA34200T (N8250D), Weslaco, TX, Minor damage. Forgot to put the gear down. Landed gear up.

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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