# Accident 19810311009139A: Piper PA32R300, Petaluma, CA, March 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 684 total, 339 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810311009139A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL, FAILED TO CORRECT. LANDED ON OVER-RUN. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR ON ROUGH GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FVD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD16), Mar 11, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N102EA), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage

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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