33.7670° N, 118.1892° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 12, 1989 · 21:45 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36101
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,030 total100 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable to extend the gear landed gear up. Bolt joining upper and lower links sheared off caused jamming wheel well.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR LANDED GEAR UP. BOLT JOINING UPPER AND LOWER LINKS SHEARED OFF CAUSED JAMMING WHEEL WELL.