# Accident 19930422010559A: Piper PA31310, Port Huron, MI, April 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1993, 17:50 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: St Clair County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9700° N, 82.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9700&lon=-82.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654N-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,625 total, 1,756 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930422010559A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. ACTUATOR CABLE FAILED IN UP POSITION.

## 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 CHI93LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA145), Apr 22, 1993: Piper PA-31-310 (N654N), Port Huron, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the landing gear actuator cable.

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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