# Incident 19810930072439I: Piper PA34200T, Austin, TX, September 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1981, 02:45 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KHAA
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1142X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1142X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,870 total, 700 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810930072439I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD LEAK CAUSED GEAR SYSTEM TO BYPASS PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N1142X (2)

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

- [Incident 19971023043789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971023043789I), Oct 23, 1997: Piper PA34200T (N1142X), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was practicing takeoffs/landings by himself. About 15 seconds after touchdown, the right main gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer to…
- [Incident 19820908053689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820908053689I), Sep 8, 1982: Piper PA34200T (N1142X), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on turn off after landing. Down lock limit switch out of adjustment.

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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