SEA81FA047

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Boise, ID · July 17, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1981
Place
Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N40036Piper PA-34
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810717042549A
Case key
123606

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0049  81/7/17    BOISE,ID            PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N40036              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            28, 3095 TOTAL HOURS, 858
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOISE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- GEAR RETRACTED WHEN POPPED CKT BRKR RESET.INITIALLY DUPLICATED WHEN CKD ON JACKS,THEN WORKED OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N40036
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Boise Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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