# Accident 20180614007909A: Piper PA-34-200, Umatilla, FL, June 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2018, 10:20 local time
- Place: Umatilla, FL
- Airport: Umatilla Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9242° N, 81.6514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9242&lon=-81.6514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 (registry code 41835, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,922 total, 92 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614007909A

## Narrative

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

N56213 A PIPER PA-34-200 (SERIAL NUMBER 347350304) WAS BEING OPERATED BY SPACEPORT AVIATION AND WAS CONDUCTING PILOT TRAINING UNDER CFR PART 61.

ON 06/14/2018 DURING LANDING INTO UMATILLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X23) AT TOUCHDOWN, THE STUDENT PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT LANDING GEAR ISSUE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY 1. PART OF THE NOSE GEAR AND WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 ERA18LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA178), Jun 14, 2018: Piper PA 34-200 (N56213), Umatilla, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel ‘s failure to complete and verify the proper installation of the main landing gear (MLG) torque links’ attachment hardware, which resulted in the right MLG torque link…

## Other reports on N56213 (2)

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

- [Incident 20230228002129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230228002129I), Feb 28, 2023: Piper PA-34-200 (N56213), St. Augustine, FL, Minor damage. A Piper seneca on an instruction flight within the traffic pattern in and out of sgj. The crew stated they made multiple landings without issue. With regards…
- [Incident 19850515037319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515037319I), May 15, 1985: Piper PA34200 (N56213), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended. Bolt installed incorrectly by mechanic. Landed with nose gear up.

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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