# Incident 19790402012259I: Piper PA34200T, Riverside, CA, April 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1979, 10:53 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2710M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2710M-2014-09-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,186 total, 162 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/19790402012259I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK LINK.

## Other reports on N2710M (2)

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

- [Accident 19880607019089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607019089A), Jun 7, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N2710M), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to extend nose gear landed with it in up position. Was first landing since work was performed on nose gear.
- [Accident 19780505009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780505009139A), May 5, 1978: Piper PA34200T (N2710M), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Struck approach end of rwy lip which varied in height from 4 to 5HES.

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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