40.7293° N, 73.4134° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 4, 1983 · 11:45 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AAEA
Aircraft
N27477
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total297 in this make and model267 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable to lower landing gear. Gear pumped down manually. Landing was normal. Low hydraulic fluid.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. GEAR PUMPED DOWN MANUALLY. LANDING WAS NORMAL. LOW HYDRAULIC FLUID.