# Incident 19810508034349I: Piper PA31350, Augusta, GA, May 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1981, 18:29 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27827, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27827-1992-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,075 total, 76 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508034349I

## Narrative

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

IN TOUCH DOWN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DUE IDLER ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## Other reports on N27827 (1)

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

- [Accident 19911225057199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911225057199A), Dec 25, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N27827), Tatitlek, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on ice covered runway. Ran off end. Collided with stumps. Pilot advised fss of icy runway. No NOTAM

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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