# Incident 19980629036089I: Piper PA34200T, Miami, FL, June 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1998, 09:38 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517A-2009-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 395 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629036089I

## Narrative

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

(-5) MR. GONZALEZ LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE OUT AT OPF. WHILE CLEARING CUSTOMS HE REQUESTED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL. THE FUEL TAKEN WAS 122.3 GALLONS ON AN AIRCRAFT THAT ONLY HOLDS 128.0 GALLONS CAPACITY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS, WHICH TENDS TO APPEAR THAT IT RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N8517A (2)

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

- [Incident 19990626022689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626022689I), Jun 26, 1999: Piper PA34200T (N8517A), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Pilot contacted opa Locka control tower (opf), and stated that the right main landing gear did not indicate that it was down and locked, "green light". The…
- [Incident 19890508030209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890508030209I), May 8, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N8517A), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. Landed with nose gear retracted. Pilots stated they had 3 green lights. Cause not stated.

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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