# Incident 19940127001139I: Piper PA60601P, Santa Rosa, CA, January 27, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1994, 11:10 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3636M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3636M-2002-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127001139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HISTORY: ON 01-17-94 AT 11:10 PST A PIPER 601P OPERATED BY MARK R. DAWSON EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE AND LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AFTER A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS AN ATP RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NOVATO, CA ON 01-27-94 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:40 PST. INVESTIGATION: INSPECTION OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SHOWED A COMPLETE FLUID LOSS. WHEN CAUSE OF FLUID LOSS IS DETERMINED A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT FAA FORM 8010-4 WILL BE SUBMITTED. NEGATIVE PILOT DEVIATION. REPORT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3636M (1)

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

- [Accident 20020130003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020130003289A), Jan 30, 2002: Piper PA60601P (N3636M), Ukiah, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) During inbound to Ukiah, CA. Aircraft struck top of mountain fatally injuring the PIC and totally destroying the aircraft. According to reports from the…

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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