# Incident 19940715027909I: Piper PA28181, Coalinga, CA, July 15, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1994, 17:05 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Coalinga Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QWGV
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26024, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26024) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 21 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/19940715027909I

## Narrative

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

DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK DIRT BERM COLLAPSING THE GEAR. CAN FLY DOOR OPEN.

## Other reports on N26024 (1)

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

- [Incident 19941024042039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941024042039I), Oct 24, 1994: Piper PA28151 (N26024), San Jose, CA. Landed engine out on runway. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel in other tank.

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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