# Accident 19860628028199A: Piper PA23160, Upland, CA, June 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1986, 19:20 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1005° N, 117.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1005&lon=-117.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17278, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17278-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,165 total, 105 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628028199A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING, LATE GEAR EXTENSION ON SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. STRUCK 3 AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA271), Jun 29, 1986: Piper PA-23-160 (N17278), Upland, CA, 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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