# Incident 19980103011949I: Piper PA34200, Homestead, FL, January 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1998, 15:25 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2882T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2882T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360 series (registry code 41881, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,740 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980103011949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, RH FLAP SEPARATED AT SPUR FROM Z OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKETS AND FOLDED UP AND OVER THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE, DID NOT SEPARATE FROM AIRCRAFT. APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CORROSION IN RIVERS ATTACHING FLAP SPAR TO HINGE BRACKETS. THIS AREA IS NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N2882T (3)

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

- [Incident 20060116002379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060116002379I), Jan 16, 2006: Piper PA34200 (N2882T), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On January 16, 2006, aircraft N2882T, a PA-34-200, piloted by [privacy data omitted] landed at Orlando Executive Airport (orl) runway 25. Pilot verified…
- [Incident 19960814037329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814037329I), Aug 14, 1996: Piper PA34200 (N2882T), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing nose gear collapsed. Main gear down & locked. Damage to nose section, props, nose gear. Aircraft on local training flight. Note: please…
- [Incident 19940529032519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529032519I), May 29, 1994: Piper PA34200 (N2882T), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Landed gear up pilot stated was positive gear down. Examination showed gear was up on touchdown. Gear normal ops.

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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