# Accident 19920902056369A: Piper PA34200, Homestead, FL, September 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8600° N, 80.2700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8600&lon=-80.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975DA-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920902056369A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFT ON THE LANDING ROLL. FATIGUE CRACKED BELOW TRUNION WEB. AD9092 NOT COMPLIED.

## 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 MIA92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA172), Sep 2, 1992: Piper PA-34-200 (N975DA), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH ALLOWED A CRACKED LANDING GEAR HOUSING TO GO UNDETECTED, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N975DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19930720034589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720034589I), Jul 20, 1993: Piper PA34200 (N975DA), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Pilot had unsafe nose gear indication. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Incident 19830803042709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803042709I), Aug 3, 1983: Piper PA34200 (N975DA), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Experienced a landing nose gear malfunction on landing roll out. Cause of malfunction unknown.

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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