# Incident 19810520031259I: Piper PA24260, Lubbock, TX, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 11:10 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9170P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9170P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520031259I

## Narrative

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

DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING GEAR EXTENSION FOUND ACTUATOR SPRING NOT CONNECTED AND GEAR NEEDED LUBE.

## Other reports on N9170P (1)

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

- [Accident 19790802020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802020019A), Aug 2, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N9170P), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Lost all elect. Pwr after gear was lowered & engine throttled for lndg. Gear collapsed. Low battery charge.

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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