# Incident 19820925058949I: Piper PA32R300, Santa Ana, CA, September 25, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1982, 17:34 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Orange
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY (SNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4435X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4435X-2012-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820925058949I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AS PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET GEAR TO LOCK IN DOWN POSITION. HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED.

## Other reports on N4435X (1)

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

- [Accident 19760806022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806022539A), Aug 6, 1976: Piper PA32R300 (N4435X), Hermosillo, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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