# Accident 19890823034979A: Piper PA44180, St Augustine, FL, August 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1989, 19:45 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8894° N, 81.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8894&lon=-81.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517D-1996-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,024 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890823034979A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND

## 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 MIA89LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA230), Aug 23, 1989: Piper PA-44-180 (N8517D), St Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N8517D (1)

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

- [Incident 19910707035829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707035829I), Jul 7, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N8517D), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. Landed gear up on simulated single engine landing. Circuit breaker had been pulled by examiner.

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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