# Accident 19980808037729A: Piper PA31350, Alamosa, CO, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: San Luis Valley/Bergman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4609° N, 105.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4609&lon=-105.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27196 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808037729A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO THE ALAMOSA, CO AIRPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE PROP AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR; THE GEAR CAME DOWN ONLY PARTIALLY.  PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY EXTENSION WITHOUT SUCCESS.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED DRAG OF THE GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COW PASTURE ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW98LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA350), Aug 8, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 (N27196), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper major overhaul of the engine by the overhaul facility. Factors were failure of the V-band clamp, the melting of the baffle and manifold clamp, and the pilot not being able to extend 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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