# Incident 19810726053079I: Piper PA32R300, Albuquerque, NM, July 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1981, 15:35 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3166Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166Q-1995-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 12 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726053079I

## Narrative

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

ZA LOST ELECTRICAL POWER LANDED GEAR UP AT NEAREST AIRPORT. TRUSTED AUTO GEAR EXTENSION INOP WITHOUT POWER.

## Other reports on N3166Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19891015040409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015040409A), Oct 15, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N3166Q), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Took off with zero flaps and auto gear stayed down due slow climb speed. Settled,hit wires and ground off airport.

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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