N589Q

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Michael WoodinOperatoron 2004-01-01Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2004-01-01 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-32R-300 No injuries Part 91Michael Woodin

Operated by Michael Woodin (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX04LA084

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

2 reports on file, 2004-01-01 – 2022-02-01.

WARNING INDICATION · 2022-02-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: DRAG LINK — BROKEN (ZONE 100) · airframe 10,844 hrs · 12,015 cycles

DURING A DESCENT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PILOT NOTED THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. THE TOWER CONFIRMED DURING A LOW APPROACH AT KBNA THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON TWO PROPELLER BLADES. AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSEGEAR DISCLOSED THAT THE RH AFT DRAG LINK WAS BROKEN ABOUT MID-SPAN.

Source: SDR Q5QA20220201003
FLUID LOSS · 2004-01-01 Unresolved
ATA 8550

Part: GASKET — FAILED (OIL FILTER)

OIL FILTER CONVERTER PLATE GASKET (PN LW13388) PROTRUDED OUT OF THE PLATE CAUSING LOSS OF OIL AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SEIZURE. RECOMMENDATION: CURRENT AD ALONG WIGH LYC SI CAN LEAD INTO MECHANIC TRAP. IF THE OIL FLITER CONVERTER PLATE KIT (PN LW-13904, THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED. (WP21200402668)

Source: SDR 2004FA0000257