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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Syracuse, NY · March 4, 1991

Date: March 4, 1991 · 07:30 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N77ZM
Reported as: Piper PA31325
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total260 in this make and model

N77ZMRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2010 · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7512066 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

Unsafe left main gear on approach. Performed emergency procedures. Landed safely. Faulty gear indicator switch.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE LEFT MAIN GEAR ON APPROACH. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. LANDED SAFELY. FAULTY GEAR INDICATOR SWITCH.