# Incident 19980915038779I: Piper PA34200, Miami, FL, September 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N507TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N507TH) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980915038779I

## Narrative

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

(-5) THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE FOURTH APPROACH IN THE TRAINING SESSION PRACTICING LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR, BENNY ABRAMOVICI REPORTED THAT HE WATCHED THE STUDENT SELECT GEAR EXTENSION, AND THE THREE GREEN DOWN AND SAFE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. WHEN MAINTENANCE REACHED THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE WAS RAISED, THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY, AND SAFETY LOCK WAS INSTALLED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBER 95829-00 BROKEN. ANCILLARY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED NOSE FIBERGLASS SECTION, TWO DAMAGED PROPELLERS, AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO BOTH ENGINES.

## Other reports on N507TH (1)

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

- [Accident 19960623014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623014959A), Jun 23, 1996: Piper PA34200 (N507TH), Avalon, CA, Substantial damage. Reported left brake failed on landing roll. Lost control. Collided with a fence. Left brake froze in off position.

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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