# Incident 19850707037209I: Piper PA32R300, Coalinga, CA, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2481° N, 120.2385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIS RANCH (3O8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2481&lon=-120.2385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8178W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-1989-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 32 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707037209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND AIRCRAFT DROPPED IN. LEFT GEAR TRUNNION BROKE.

## Other reports on N8178W (1)

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

- [Accident 19831119058479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119058479A), Nov 19, 1983: Piper PA32301T (N8178W), Peach Springs, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed wing to contact berm alongside of runway during takeoff causing 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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