Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Nov 1999)6 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
The private-rated student pilots inadvertent retraction of the main landing gear during a touch-and-go landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructors improper supervision of the dual student.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA00LA023)
the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Turbulence on short final was a related factor.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI97LA206)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-13 | Nose/Tail Landing Gear | May 31, 2022 | Airframe (PA-34-200)Certain serial numbers: PA-34-200 34-7250001–34-7450220 |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-34-200) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-34-200)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 2005-13-16 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-34 Series Airplanes | Aug 8, 2005 | Airframe (PA-34-200) |
| 97-01-01 R1 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-24, PA- 28R, PA-30, PA-32R, PA-34, and PA-39 Series… | Dec 8, 1998 | Airframe (PA-34-200)Certain serial numbers: PA-28R-180 28R-30002–28R-31135; PA-28R-180 28R-7130001–28R-7130013; PA-28R-200 28R-35001–28R-35820; PA-28R-200 28R-7135001–28R-7635539; PA-28R-201 28R-7737002–28R-7737096; PA-28R-201T 28R-7703001–28R-7703239; …. Only with: All serials of PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-39; PA-28R, PA-32R, PA-34 models (all serials of PA-34-200) only if not equipped with Piper P/N 78717-02 (or FAA-approved equivalent) main gear sidebrace stud in both main gear sidebrace bracket assemblies. |
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-04-27 | The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (PA-34-200) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
UPON INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY COWLING WAS CHAFING AND WEARING THROUGH THE ALUMINUM, FOUND HINGE ASSY CRACKED WHICH ALLOWED THE SIDE COWL ASSY TO MOVE AND CHAFE AGAINST UPPER COWL ASSY. THIS P/N HINGE ASSY IS LOCATED AT FWD OTBD ON LT ENGINE. SUBMITTER STATES THE HINGE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.UPON INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY COWLING WAS CHAFING AND WEARING THROUGH THE ALUMINUM, FOUND HINGE ASSYS CRACKED WHICH ALLOWED THE SIDE COWL ASSY TO MOVE AND CHAFE AGAINST UPPER COWL ASSY. THIS P/N HINGE ASSY IS LOCATED AT FWD INBD ON LT ENGINE AND FWD OTBD ON RT ENGINE. THE HINGES APPEARED TO HAVE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER, FOUND BAFFLE INSIDE OF TAILPIPE HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND WEDGED NEAR OUTLET OF TAILPIPE. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASE I N BACK PRESSURE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO NOT DEVELOP RATED POWER. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS CAUSE, HIGH TOTAL TIME, VIBRATION, HEAT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.