# Incident 20030829020959I: Piper PA28181, Coalinga, CA, August 29, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2003, 21:10 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2481° N, 120.2385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIS RANCH (3O8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2481&lon=-120.2385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6413C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6413C-2007-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 287 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030829020959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IS ASSUMED TO HAVE STRUCK A POWERLINE ON A NIGHT TIME APPROACH TO LANDING TO THE UNCONTROLLED, NON VASI EQUIPPED RUNWAY. ALTHOUGH NO DEFINITIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT, CALIFORNIA HP RECEIVED A REPORT THAT AN AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE CAUSING A POWER OUTAGE.

## Other reports on N6413C (1)

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

- [Accident 20060703013639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060703013639A), Jul 3, 2006: Piper PA28181 (N6413C), Dorris, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing on rwy 23, pilot encountered a gust of wind and tried to abort by applying full power and positioned flaps in second detent. 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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