# Incident 19811105082329I: Piper PA24260, Chester, CA, November 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chester, CA
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3017° N, 121.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3017&lon=-121.2325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9453P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9453P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105082329I

## Narrative

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

ZA ELECTRICAL FAILED. TRIED TO MANUALLY EXTEND GEAR. BELIEVED IT DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N9453P (1)

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

- [Incident 19990921033219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990921033219I), Sep 21, 1999: Piper PA24260 (N9453P), Sault Ste Marie, MI, Minor damage. (-23) After touchdown on landing, 6 deer ran across the runway (32) from right to left. The aircraft struck the last deer with the right wing.

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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