# Accident 20200202002939A: Piper PA-28RT-201T, Fort Myers, FL, February 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5872° N, 81.8619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5872&lon=-81.8619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8320H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8320H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 653 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200202002939A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2020, AT 16:22 EDT, A PIPER PA-28RT-201T, N8320H, HAD A RIGHT MAIN GEAR ISSUE ON ROLL OUT CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN TO FAIL AT FORT MYERS / LEE FIELD (FMY) FORT MYERS FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA20CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA103), Feb 2, 2020: Piper PA28RT (N8320H), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the right main landing gear torque link bolt on landing, which resulted in the landing gear assembly rotating freely, the subsequent loss of directional control, and the landing gear…

## Other reports on N8320H (1)

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

- [Accident 20101118055939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101118055939A), Nov 18, 2010: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8320H), Spring, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot departed kdwh and experienced complete electrical failure shortly after takeoff. Pilot returned to kdwh and landed without radios with a green light from…

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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