# Accident 19990515030139A: Piper PA30, Brooksville, FL, May 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1999
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4805° N, 82.5090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4805&lon=-82.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8055Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8055Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990515030139A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 15, 1999, AT 1220 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-30, N8055Y, COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT THE HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT, IN BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FOR ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE CONSISTED OF THE RIGHT WING SPAR, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND THE RIGHT FLAP LOWER ATTACH POINTS. (-23)SEE INSPECTOR STATEMENT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA091), May 15, 1999: Piper PA-30 (N8055Y), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's failure to recover from a porpoise during landing and his failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N8055Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790714020759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714020759I), Jul 14, 1979: Piper PA30 (N8055Y), Zephyrills, FL, Minor damage. The landing gear retracted after landing. No malfunction in landing gear system found.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.