# Incident 19960204004719I: Piper PA46350P, Grand Rapids, MI, February 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1996
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9167Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9167Q-2023-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960204004719I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A/W- RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UP PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED, NOT ALLOWING PROPER OPERATION OF MAIN LANDING GEAR PUMP. N959DL9511141123 NARRATIVE: DELTA FLIGHT 981 WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO PARKING AT AVL WITH WING WALKERS. JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING, AN UNSECURED PORTABLE STAIR WAS BLOWN INTO THE LEFT WING BY WIND REPORTED TO BE GUSTING TO 35 KTS. A 1/2" PUNCTURE IN THE SLAT WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATLANTA FOR INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY. STATION MANAGER TOOK APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9167Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20190614006929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190614006929I), Jun 14, 2019: Piper PA 46-350P (N9167Q), Boulder, CO, Minor damage. On 6/13/2019 at approximately 2110 hrs (MDT), N9167Q, sn 4622031, Piper PA46-350P, the pilot noticed damage to the underside of the left wing about 18" from…

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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