# NTSB SEA81FA047: Piper PA-34, N40036, Boise, ID, July 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1981
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40036), registered now, S/N 34-7770369 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Boise Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810717042549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042549A), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA34200T, Boise, ID, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed while taxiing after resetting popped crcuit breaker. Unable to find cause. No defects.

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.

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