# Accident 20070406005459A: Piper PA32R301T, Lincoln, CA, April 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9092° N, 121.3514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9092&lon=-121.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4379A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4379A-2008-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 912 total, 361 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406005459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 15 AT LINCOLN HARDER FLD (LHM), DURING CLIMB THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER SMELLED SMOKE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, ENTERED DOWNWIND AND TURNED TO BASE. JUST BEFORE TURNING FINAL, THEY HEARD TWO POPS OR SOFT BANGS AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A PASTURE TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED, LANDING GEAR DOWN NO FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SHEAR OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FOLD THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID AND CAME TO REST BENDING ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES. THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE WERE BOTH SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WHICH WAS CONFINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 SEA07LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA092), Apr 6, 2007: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4379A), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire occurred during the initial climb as a result of the aviation maintenance technician's failure to sufficiently tighten the b-nut that was found disconnected post-accident. A…

## Other reports on N4379A (1)

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

- [Accident 19880615021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615021219A), Jun 15, 1988: Piper PA32R301T (N4379A), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Struck a runway light and wing tip on takeoff. Continlued flight. Unsafe gear light on. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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