# Incident 20220902020619I: Piper PA-28R-200, Clearwater, FL, September 2, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2022, 18:00 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9767° N, 82.7587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clearwater Air Park (CLW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9767&lon=-82.7587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1434T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1434T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-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/20220902020619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PREFORMING LANDINGS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. AFTER THE FLIGHT THE PILOT PARKED THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FLY FOR 20 DAYS. ON THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE NEXT FLIGHT, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE RIGHT-WING LANDING GEAR BOX AND SURROUNDING SKIN, AND MEMBERS WERE DAMAGED. AFTER MAINTENACE FACILITY INSPECTION THEY ALSO DISCOVERED LEFT WING SHOWED SIGNS OF YIELDING ON THE SPAR SECTION AND SUPPORTING RIB.

## Other reports on N1434T (1)

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

- [Accident 19731005040639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005040639A), Oct 5, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N1434T), Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. Crack in fwd trunnion allowed ldg gr to move aft.

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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