# Incident 19830722040419I: Piper PA31, Spokane, WA, July 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1983, 07:45 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6T-2019-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722040419I

## Narrative

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

NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. USED EMERGENCY EXTENSION. LANDING GEAR LEVER ASSEMBLE AND MOUNT PLATE CRACKED.

## Other reports on N6T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760607014979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607014979A), Jun 7, 1976: Piper PA31 (N6T), Baxter, MN, Substantial damage

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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