# NTSB Accident LAX08LA080
> **Piper PA-31-350** · 2008-03-20 · Portland, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08LA080
- **Event ID:** 20080328X00397
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-03-20
- **Location:** Portland, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.588611, -122.607498
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N4098A
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 inadequate inspection of the work performed.

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