# Accident 19930730029489A: Piper PA28181, Fresno, CA, July 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1993, 23:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUEA
- Location: 36.7505° N, 119.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7505&lon=-119.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3053N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3053N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 64 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730029489A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR QUIT EN ROUTE AT NIGHT MADE HARD LANDING COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR. WAS UNABLE TO USE LANDING LIGHT.

## 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 LAX93LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA312), Jul 31, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FLARE AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE RESULTING BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND THE NIGHT CONDITION.

## Other reports on N3053N (4)

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

- [Incident 20120201000769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120201000769I), Feb 1, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Incident aircraft (N3053N) was in the runup area of 29R when American flight 832, an MD83, was cleared for takeoff. The resultant jet blast from the MD83, as…
- [Incident 20091125022779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091125022779I), Nov 25, 2009: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, No damage. After performing engine runup for a departure on rwy 29L for a part 141 training flight, CFI noted excessive smoke entering the cockpit from fwd floor board…
- [Incident 19990627022139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627022139I), Jun 27, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. (From -23) while landing at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (fat) on June 27, 1999 the pilot bounced the airplane in an attempt to land and on the last…
- [Incident 19980810027789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810027789I), Aug 10, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative available.

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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