# Incident 19810928070559I: Piper PA32300, Morgan Hill, CA, September 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1981, 19:05 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Airport: Morgan Hill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ATWA
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15420, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15420-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,970 total, 30 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928070559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLIMBED AIRCRAFT TO 4500, ENGINE QUIT LANDED OK. FOUND TANK SELECTOR ON AUXILLARY TANK INSTEAD OF ON MAIN.  .

## Other reports on N15420 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850427019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427019929A), Apr 27, 1985: Piper PA32300 (N15420), Oroville, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced several times on landing. Other pilot took over for go around. Seat was back, aborted and ran into fence.
- [Accident 19780521011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521011669A), May 21, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N15420), Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Dens alt 9300FT.

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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