# Incident 19890517027839I: Piper PA23160, Raleigh-Durham, NC, May 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1989, 23:55 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FOWA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3415P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3415P-2012-10-03) (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 O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 7 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517027839I

## Narrative

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

NOTICED RIGHT MAIN FUEL CAP LEAKING AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. ADDED FUEL AND ADJUSTED COLLAR ON FUEL CAP.

## Other reports on N3415P (1)

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

- [Incident 19871104074699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104074699I), Nov 4, 1987: Piper PA23160 (N3415P), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear. Propellers contacted runway. Went around. Lowered gear and landed normally.

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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