# Incident 19830809043989I: Piper PA31T1, Muncie, IN, August 9, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1983, 10:57 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Delaware County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2425° N, 85.3958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAWARE COUNTY RGNL (MIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2425&lon=-85.3958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2580Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,910 total, 597 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809043989I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR IN A PARTIAL EXTENDED POSITION. FOUND LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR CYLINDER LEAKING.

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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