# Incident 19810131014539I: Piper PA24, Carlsbad, CA, January 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1981, 19:13 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6097P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6097P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 25 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/19810131014539I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO MISSING SPRING AND INCORRECT BOLT. LANDED GEAR UP.

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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