# Incident 20010928027799I: Piper PA28R201, Concord, CA, September 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2001, 18:02 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9789C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9789C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 50 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010928027799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2001, MR. MICHAEL KELLY RYAN, (PIC) DEPARTED BUCHMAN FIELD, ON A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. DURING THE LATER PART OF THE FLIGHT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED. THE MAIN GEAR LOWERED AND LOCKED WITH TWO GREEN LIGHTS ILLIMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE NOSE GEAR LOWERED BUT THE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PIC REDUCED POWER AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON MAIN GEAR FOLLOWED BY LOWERING OF THE NOSE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, AND THE PIC DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.

## Other reports on N9789C (1)

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

- [Incident 20020717026089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717026089I), Jul 17, 2002: Piper PA28R201 (N9789C), Concord, CA. (-23) July 17, 2002 - aircraft force landed one mile north of Concord, CA rnw 19R final at 171840PDT due to engine problems. Pilot stated that the aircraft was…

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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