# Incident 19990115021349I: Piper PA23160, Marathon, FL, January 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: Marathon Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432BB-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,019 total, 30 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990115021349I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 16, 1999, MR. ROBERT GRANT WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE APPROACHES AT THE MARATHON AIRPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH THE LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. MR. GRANT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SINGLE ENGINE SEA RATINGS. MR. GRANT WAS FLYING A MULTI ENGINE AIRPLANE ON FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SOLE ENDORSEMENT.

## Other reports on N432BB (1)

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

- [Incident 19861215079939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861215079939I), Dec 15, 1986: Piper PA23160 (N432BB), Erwin, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed without extending the landing gear.

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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