# Incident 19971023043789I: Piper PA34200T, Miami, FL, October 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1997, 09:05 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1142X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1142X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,470 total, 5 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971023043789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS/LANDINGS BY HIMSELF. ABOUT 15 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL FOR THIS INCIDENT, ESTIMATED TO BE LESS THAN $10,000 BY A/P, MR. JOEL VALLE, INCLUDING ENGINE TEAR DOWN. THIS INCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE AS FAR AS THE "PILOTS ACTIONS". IMPORTANT: THE DELAY IN SUBMITTING THIS REPORT WAS NECESSARY AS OUR OFFICE WAS COOPERATING WITH "SECURITY" IN AN INVESTIGATION. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT INVOLVE THE PILOT, BUT DID THE OWNER AND THE AIRCRAFT ITSELF. AT 1500 HRS. ON 2/12/98, "SECURITY" TOLD THIS ASI THAT THEIR INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE AS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N1142X (2)

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

- [Incident 19820908053689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820908053689I), Sep 8, 1982: Piper PA34200T (N1142X), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on turn off after landing. Down lock limit switch out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19810930072439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810930072439I), Sep 30, 1981: Piper PA34200T (N1142X), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed after touchdown. Hydraulic pump had leak caused gear system to bypass pressure.

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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