# Incident 19900831053669I: Piper PA32RT300T, Chicago/Aurora, IL, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 13:20 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3027J-2023-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831053669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT THOUGHT UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS DUE TO INOPERATIVE LIGHT. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

## Other reports on N3027J (2)

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

- [Accident 20220728022199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220728022199A), Jul 28, 2022: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N3027J), Dallas, TX, Destroyed. On 7/28/2022 at approximately 1435 local time [privacy data omitted] reported a rough running engine to ATC and declared an emergency. The pilot attempted to…
- [Incident 19940306006879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306006879I), Mar 6, 1994: Piper PA32RT300T (N3027J), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Pilot came in hot and too high. Landed long. Departed end of runway. Locked brakes. Blew tire.

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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