# Accident 19910731030949A: Piper PA31325, Spartanburg, SC, July 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1991, 12:35 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0399° N, 81.9791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0399&lon=-81.9791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300HF-2013-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,263 total, 480 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731030949A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEDAR UP. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL91LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA149), Jul 31, 1991: Piper PA-31-325 (N300HF), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N300HF (2)

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

- [Incident 20070623012769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070623012769I), Jun 23, 2007: Piper PA31325 (N300HF), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Safety counselor at gai statement:Saturday, June 23 mid afternoon, I was sitting in the gai restaurant and observed a navajo (N300HF) landing at what…
- [Accident 19881019046699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881019046699A), Oct 19, 1988: Piper PA31325 (N300HF), Big Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Stalled turning tight final to align with runway. A wing was bent up in ground impact. Aircraft leveled and landed.

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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