# Accident 19890916035189A: Piper PA34220T, Ft Myers, FL, September 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1989, 20:43 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5598° N, 81.8703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5598&lon=-81.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8371H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8371H-1999-01-26) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916035189A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. RUPTURED NOSE COLLAPSED LEFT GEAR.

## 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 MIA89LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA254), Sep 17, 1989: Piper PA-34-220T (N8371H), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8371H (2)

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

- [Accident 19971024047849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024047849A), Oct 24, 1997: Piper PA34220T (N8371H), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot stated that when the aircraft was on take-off roll from Philadelphia northeast airport runway 33 extra effort was required on the elevators for…
- [Accident 19920820032779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820032779A), Aug 20, 1992: Piper PA34220T (N8371H), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised many times on runway landing. Last porpoise pitched up nose high came down nose first.

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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