# Accident 19891014047709A: Piper PA30, Naples, FL, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 19:10 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial 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: N7599Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7599Y-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 538 total, 84 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014047709A

## Narrative

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

GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT OR CYCLE AFTER TAKEOFF. GOT DOWN LIGHT AND GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. GEAR MOTOR WAS DETACHED

## 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 MIA90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA013), Oct 14, 1989: Piper PA-30 (N7599Y), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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