# Accident 20000927037449A: Piper PA31350, Grand Junction, CO, September 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2000, 10:03 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W6TA
- Location: 39.1109° N, 108.5298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1109&lon=-108.5298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159SW-2020-03-20) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927037449A

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA ^ ON 09/27/2000 WESTERN AVIATION INC. FLIGHT 48, ENROUTE FROM RIFLE, CO. TO GRAND JUNCTION, CO. WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AND BELLY THE AIRCRAFT IN ON RUNWAY 4, AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR 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 DEN01LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA005), Sep 27, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 (N159SW), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total failure of the right forward inboard landing gear door hinge pin for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N159SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19900721039979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721039979I), Jul 21, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N159SW), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Left engine lost manifold pressure. Oil leaking from cowling. Shut down and continued flight.

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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