# Accident 19920410009669A: Piper PA34200, Tucson, AZ, April 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1992, 13:46 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1508° N, 110.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1508&lon=-110.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41632, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41632-1994-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC LIO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 54 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920410009669A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE ON LANDING DUE TO OLD FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATED. HAD RECENT ANNUAL.

## 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 LAX92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA171), Apr 10, 1992: Piper PA-34-200 (N41632), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR STRUT (TRUNNION) DUE TO FATIGUE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS RELATED TO THE INADEQUATELY PERFORMED RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION.

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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