# Incident 20230123000309I: Piper PA-34-200, Opa Locka, FL, January 23, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport West
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1293T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1293T) (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 IO-360-C1E6
- 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/20230123000309I

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATION PIPER PA-34-200, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRACTICING ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RESTART IN FLIGHT, PILOT UNABLE TO RESTART LEFT ENGINE AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AT CLOSED MIAMI-OPA LOCKA WEST AIRPORT (X46) NO WITH DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER. PIPER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED BY PART 61 ATA FLIGHT SCHOOL AND^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N1293T (3)

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

- [Accident 20250709016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250709016639A), Jul 9, 2025: Piper PA-34-200 (N1293T), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. NTSB accident no.: [privacy data omitted] atqa: A-SO-19-25-052 sas ptrs no.: SO19202600761 task id: T-SO19-FY25-0927 registration: [privacy data omitted] make:…
- [Incident 20250306001659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250306001659I), Mar 6, 2025: Piper PA-34-200 (N1293T), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft operated under part 61 for multi-engine training/instruction. RH main landing gear collapsed after normal landing during rollout due to RH main gear…
- [Incident 20240928015349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240928015349I), Sep 28, 2024: Piper PA-34-200 (N1293T), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. On 09/28/2024 the pilot under the supervision of his instructor was on approach to ksgj. After touchdown he was instructed to retract the flaps and apply…

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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