# Incident 19780106001409I: Piper PA34200T, Jamaica, NY, January 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1978, 08:15 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1063X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1063X-2011-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780106001409I

## Narrative

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

GEAR INDICATION INTERMITTENT, LANDED SAFELY. SUSPECT BAD MICRO SWITCH.

## Other reports on N1063X (1)

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

- [Incident 19870210016729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870210016729I), Feb 10, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N1063X), Advance, NC, Minor damage. Directional control was lost on rollout when newly repaired brake failed. Found master cylinder empty, no leak seen

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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