# Incident 19810131028349I: Piper PA34200T, Torrance, CA, January 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1981, 14:13 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1411X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1411X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-360 series (registry code 41572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 0 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/19810131028349I

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCH DOWN WITH GEAR DOWN INDICATION. FOUND STRUT RETAINER PART NO 6750200 LOOSE.

## Other reports on N1411X (1)

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

- [Accident 19810719042099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719042099A), Jul 19, 1981: Piper PA34200T (N1411X), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Check ride on multiengine rating. Examiner gave an engine-out takeoff. Airplane skidded off runway, collapsed gear.

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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