19850328015779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Novato, CA · March 28, 1985

Date
March 28, 1985 · 13:15 local
Place
Novato, CA
Airport
Gnoss
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6012P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LVD01
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
680 total96 in this make and model38 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.

Failed to check gear down light. Gear motor working but circuit breaker popped. Gear light wire corroded, burned.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN LIGHT. GEAR MOTOR WORKING BUT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. GEAR LIGHT WIRE CORRODED, BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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