19790129003849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA32R300 · Atkinson, NE · January 29, 1979

Date
January 29, 1979 · 00:15 local
Place
Atkinson, NE
Airport
Stuart Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8785E
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Emergency gear procedure necessary due to alternator failure. Right main collapsed after touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURE NECESSARY DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN.