# Incident 19810729054119I: Piper PA24260, Petaluma, CA, July 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Sky Ranc
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N9493P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9493P) (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: 600 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729054119I

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL PILOT SKILL A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N9493P (2)

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

- [Accident 19841012060709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841012060709A), Oct 12, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N9493P), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to determine if door securely closed on ground. Door opened in air. Distracted, failed to extend gears.
- [Incident 19820902052219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902052219I), Sep 2, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N9493P), Seaside, OR, Minor damage. Landed downwind with brakes full on, skidded off end of runway. Side load collapsed gear.

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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