# Incident 19811217088489I: Piper PA31P, Midland, TX, December 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1981, 20:47 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80HS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 400 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/19811217088489I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT DIVERTED TO GET FUEL. BURNED OUT BULBS CAUSED UNSAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. RIGHT ENGINE MIXTURE TOO RICH.

## Other reports on N80HS (2)

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

- [Incident 19940730038949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730038949I), Jul 30, 1994: Piper PA31P (N80HS), Texarkana, AR. Narrative: history of flight: flight originated at addison airport, in dallas, TX in route to cobb county, GA. Departed dallas at approximately 1430 on July…
- [Incident 19931118049589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931118049589I), Nov 18, 1993: Piper PA31P (N80HS), Baton Rouge, LA. Pilot experienced a left main brake failure on rollout. Rab iff rught side of runway.

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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