# Incident 19810104004969I: Piper PA23, Flushing, NY, January 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Laguardia
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37LK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 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/19810104004969I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE DOWN. PILOT MADE NORMAL LANDING. MICRO SWITCH HAD FROZEN DUE TO EXTREME COLD.

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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