# Incident 19850130006179I: Piper PA31350, Charleston, WV, January 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1985, 11:10 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TMAA
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9049N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9049N-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850130006179I

## Narrative

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

GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. UNSAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. BOTH BULBS BURNED OUT.

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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