# Incident 19870513033409I: Piper PA34200T, Fresno, CA, May 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1987, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52HJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52HJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513033409I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED WITH NO LIGHT FOR LEFT MAIN GEAR. GEAR SEPARATED EN ROUTE. LANDED ON REMAINING GEAR.

## Other reports on N52HJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19960228003149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960228003149I), Feb 28, 1996: Piper PA34200T (N52HJ), Gallup, NM, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed Gallup (gup), NM, at approximately 1615. During climbout, lost all electrical power. Pilot extended landing gear and verified…

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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