# Incident 19890408018449I: Piper PA31350, Richmond, VA, April 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203SB-2018-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11 (registry code 52237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,536 total, 1,160 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/19890408018449I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. MADE A GEAR UP LANDING ON A FOAMED RUNWAY. FROZEN BEARING CAUSED SYSTEM TO JAM.

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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