# Incident 19791107055529I: Piper PA31350, White Plains, NY, November 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester Co
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NEC
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59935, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59935-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 200 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/19791107055529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO GET GEAR UP INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. MAIN GEAR DOORS RE-RIGGED, POSITION INDICATOR SWITCH ADJUSTED

## Other reports on N59935 (3)

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

- [Incident 19820309011229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820309011229I), Mar 9, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N59935), Binghamton, NY. Pilot returned with no electrical system because left lamar B-00286-1 voltage regulator failed.
- [Incident 19790205005429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205005429I), Feb 5, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N59935), Honedale, PA. Engine shutdown in flight, found leaking engine driven fuel pump.
- [Incident 19780202005499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202005499I), Feb 2, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N59935), Baltimore, MD. Left engine shut down. A cylinder had separated from the case. Uneventful landing made.

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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