# Incident 20191011015379I: Piper PA-34-200, Miami, FL, October 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2019, 10:19 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6476° N, 80.4332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI EXEC (TMB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6476&lon=-80.4332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15789, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15789) (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 PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191011015379I

## Narrative

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

10/11/2019, RECEIVED A CALL FROM ROC @ 1022 LOCAL TIME REFERENCE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L @ MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TMB). RESPONDED TO INCIDENT AT 1121 LOCAL TIME. I OBSERVED A PIPER PA-34-200 REGISTERED AS N15789 WITH RMLG COLLAPSED MID FIELD OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. A MINOR FUEL SPILL OCCURRED AND FIRE RESCUE WAS PRESENT AT THE SCENE ALONG WITH OWNER/PILOT, MDAD OPERATIONS PERSONNEL AND MECHANIC NAMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT WITH A FORK LIFT AND RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE RMLG IN THE DOWN POSITION. MECHANIC^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO LOCK THE RMLG WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. HE AGAIN ATTEMPTED AND FOUND A SILVER MAG LITE (FLASHLIGHT) IN THE RMLG WHEEL WELL ADJACENT TO THE LOCK ACTUATOR WHICH FELL TO THE GROUND. AFTER THE MAGLITE WAS REMOVED, THE RMLG LOCKED INTO POSITION. MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  ADMITTED TO THE FLASHLIGHT BEING HIS, HE STATED A WEEK AGO HE ACCOMPLISHED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP AREA.

INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED NO DAMAGED OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT ENGINE, PIC SHUT DOWN ENGINE PRIOR TO LANDING.  SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION IS NOT REQUIRED.

RIGHT AILERON,  AILERON HINGE, RIGHT WING TIP, RMLG TIRE RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM INCIDENT.

FAA INSPECTOR WAS ON SCENE AND PRESENT DURING THE ABOVE FACTS.

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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