44.0513° N, 91.6681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Winona, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 17, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Winona, MN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33829
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total12 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.
Landed gear up after alternator failure. Pilot did not use proper emergency procedures to lower gear.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED GEAR UP AFTER ALTERNATOR FAILURE. PILOT DID NOT USE PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO LOWER GEAR.