# Accident 20080320012679A: Piper PA31350, Portland, OR, March 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 45.5886° N, 122.6075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5886&lon=-122.6075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4098A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4098A) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,543 total, 290 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080320012679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 20, 2008, ABOUT 1030 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350, N4098A COULD NOT GET A DOWN CONFIRMATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY AMERIFLIGHT INC. AND IS UTILIZED IN A CARGO OPERATION. THE PIC TRIED CYCLING THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER ROCKING THE WINGS SEVERAL TIMES AND FLYING OVER THE COMPANY HANGAR, THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE RIGHT GEAR WELL. THE PIC LANDED AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 LAX08LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA080), Mar 20, 2008: Piper PA-31-350 (N4098A), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of company maintenance personnel to install the upper pivot bolt through the pivot hole in the upper end of the landing gear actuating rod, and the company maintenance inspector's…

## Other reports on N4098A (2)

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

- [Incident 20111209029329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111209029329I), Dec 9, 2011: Piper PA-31-350 (N4098A), Eureka, CA, No damage. A ameriflight (jika) cargo pilot [privacy data omitted] was flying solo from ukiah CA (uki) to Eureka CA (eka) and fell asleep or lost consciousness. Pilot…
- [Accident 19891025059011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025059011A), Oct 25, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N4098A), Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. Stopped on taxiway behind company N108SX. Foot slipped off brake. Ran into empennage of C99. Both waiting takeoff.

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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