19810122001209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32R300 · Birmingham, AL · January 22, 1981

Date
January 22, 1981 · 17:00 local
Place
Birmingham, AL
Airport
Birmingham
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1435H
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKJ09
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
637 total11 in this make and model4 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.

Unable to lower gear electrical or manual. Landed gear up. Alternator and voltage reg. Out. Misused manual gear.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR ELECTRICAL OR MANUAL. LANDED GEAR UP. ALTERNATOR AND VOLTAGE REG. OUT. MISUSED MANUAL GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.