# Incident 19810310023919I: Piper PA31350, Detroit, MI, March 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1981, 18:05 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27337, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27337-2006-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310023919I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT DURING LANDING. RUNWAY BLOCKED FOR 1 1/2 HOURS. PASSENGERS BUSSED TO TERMINAL.

## Other reports on N27337 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800123016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800123016589I), Jan 23, 1980: Piper PA31 (N27337), Erlanger, KY. Left main gear tire blew on landing. Maintenance stated both brakes probably frozen as right tire had flat spot.
- [Incident 19791113053499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113053499I), Nov 13, 1979: Piper PA31 (N27337), Erlanger, KY. Left engine lost power on takeoff, cause unknown. Turbocharging elements undergoing study.

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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