38.7468° N, 77.4826° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 22, 1980 · 10:25 local
Place
Manassas, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N27881
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Right main gear would not extend due to sticking micro switch.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND DUE TO STICKING MICRO SWITCH.