# Incident 19980320003999I: Piper PA34220T, North Platte, NE, March 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ATZA
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83864, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83864-2002-12-30) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980320003999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE GEAR SWITCH HANDLE BROKE OFF IN THE UP POSITION AND THE POSITIONING OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS QUESTIONABLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT THE NORTH PLATTE, NE AIRPORT CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO CREW MEMBERS AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N83864 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890405006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405006149A), Apr 5, 1989: Piper PA34220T (N83864), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on a night landing until a main gear collapsed from overstress.

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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