# Incident 19940715031729I: Piper PA31350, Fresno, CA, July 15, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1994, 16:47 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3518M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3518M-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715031729I

## Narrative

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

ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT TO CHECK GEAR DOOR PROBLEM. LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. SHUTDOWN LEFT ENGINE. LANDED NORMAL.

## Other reports on N3518M (1)

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

- [Incident 19890802046049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802046049I), Aug 2, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N3518M), Fresno, CA. Smoke in cabin when heater turned on while taxiing. Taxied back. Found heater ground blower motor inoperative.

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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