# Incident 20100703042459I: Piper PA-20-135, Livermore, CA, July 3, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2010, 12:37 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2272A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2272A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703042459I

## Narrative

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

ON 07/03/2010, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER A REQUEST FOR A SHORT APPROACH DUE TO AN ENGINE MISFIRE WHILE ON LEFT DOWNWIND RW25L. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N2272A (1)

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

- [Incident 20130420006269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130420006269I), Apr 20, 2013: Piper PA-20-135 (N2272A), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed at klvk on rwy 25R. Winds were reported as variable from 310-350 degrees at 5-10 KTS. And gusting. At touchdown pilot experience strong wing gust…

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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