Piper PA-34-200T N47506
21 July 1988 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1988 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N47506, operated by Trans Air Direct, was involved in an incident near Tampa, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vandenberg (X16)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N47506
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans Air Direct
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88IA230
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SHORTLY AFTER DEPG, THE PLT ELECTED TO RTRN TO THE ARPT FOR PAPERWORK HE HAD FORGOTTEN. HE RPRTD THE APCH & TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL, BUT DRG THE LNDG ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY & HIT A RWY LGT BEFORE STOPPING. AN EXAM OF THE LEFT GEAR REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR TRUNNION HAD FAILED NR THE FILLET WEB DUE TO FATIGUE. THE TRUNNION HAD BEEN IN SVC FOR 1255 HRS OF OPN. PIPER SVC BULLETIN #787A, DATED 8/15/85, RECOMMENDED THAT AFTER 1000 HRS OF SVC, THE TRUNNIONS BE INSPECTED AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 100 HRS OF OPN UNTIL REPLACED. INSPECTIONS WERE TO BE MADE WITH A 10 POWER MAGNIFYING GLASS AFTER PAINT & DIRT WERE REMOVED. THE TRUNNION HAD BEEN INSPECTED AT 55 FLT HRS BEFORE THE ACDNT, BUT RPRTDLY, THE OPERATOR FAILED TO PROPERLY REMOVE THE PAINT & DIRT BEFORE THE INSPECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Merced, California, United States | Shasta Livestock | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Andrews, North Carolina, United States | Edward A. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Laurens, South Carolina, United States | Cabeza, Anthony R. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Corona, California, United States | Z-Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-34-200 | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Cashmere, Washington, United States | Dolphin Leasing Co. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft A-23 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Rockwell A9B | Marianna, Florida, United States | Panhandle Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Piper J3C | N Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Walker, David L | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 1988 | Cessna 172N | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Miller Aircraft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |