# Incident 19810504030779I: Piper PA31325, Salinas, CA, May 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1981, 21:16 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ATWA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27449, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504030779I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH RIGHT GEAR JAMMED IN WHEEL WELL. FOUND FORWARD HINGE OF INBOARD GEAR DOOR BROKEN.

## Other reports on N27449 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890504030729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504030729I), May 4, 1989: Piper PA31325 (N27449), Stockton, CA. Loss of power in right engine due to fuel starvation. Landed safely. Fuel selector valve control cable had failed.
- [Incident 19860128005339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860128005339I), Jan 28, 1986: Piper PA31325 (N27449), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be locked in down position for landing. Bolt in the uplock actuator came out.

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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