# NTSB MIA85IA032: Piper PA-34-200, N1053U, Miami, FL, November 13, 1984

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: November 13, 1984, 18:39 local (23:39 UTC)
- Place: Miami, FL
- Coordinates: 25.650362, -80.409973 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6504&lon=-80.4100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85IA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31276/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA032

## Analysis

THE NOSE CEAR COLLAPSED DURING A LANDING. AN EXAM DISCLOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR FIREWALL MOUNTING BRACKET HAD FAILED PRIOR TO COMPLETE EXTENSION OF THE NOSE GEAR. PIPER SERVICE BULLETIN, SB 413, RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS FOUND TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - failure,total (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1053U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-750036
- Airframe hours: 1125
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert Verdaguer
- Registered owner: Gpc Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LBU, LABELLE, FL
- Airport: TMB, Tamiami, runway 9, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,688 total, 130 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TMB

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19841113071509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841113071509I), Nov 13, 1984: Piper PA34200, Miami, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Turn stop on strut collar sheared, trunion spread. Probably from towing aircraft.

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.

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