# Incident 19790730013619I: Piper PA31350, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1979, 09:57 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Puerto Rico International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9028Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9028Y-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 850 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/19790730013619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND NOSE GEAR. FOUND FAULTY HOSE PN 17-766-04.

## Other reports on N9028Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780718043429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718043429I), Jul 18, 1978: Piper PA31 (N9028Y), Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Rudder damaged during tiedown on the parking ramp. Cause of damage not known.

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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