19791005050399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Los Angeles, CA · October 5, 1979

Date
October 5, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27819
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total67 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot distracted, did not extend the gear. Made successful go around after propeller tips struck the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DISTRACTED, DID NOT EXTEND THE GEAR. MADE SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND AFTER PROPELLER TIPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY.