# Incident 19900510030799I: Piper PA34220T, Lexington, KY, May 10, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FGBA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8399D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8399D-1992-01-31) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,570 total, 200 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900510030799I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY ON A CROSSWIND LANDING. PILOT UNAWARE TILL DEPLANDED. SHEAR WARNINGS ISSUED.

## Other reports on N8399D (1)

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

- [Incident 19830802049769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830802049769I), Aug 2, 1983: Piper PA34220T (N8399D), Flagstaff, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot reported he aborted takeoff after a loud bang. The right main gear collapsed. No defects found.

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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