# Accident 19850328015779A: Piper PA24250, Novato, CA, March 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1985, 13:15 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0995° N, 122.6298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0995&lon=-122.6298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6012P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6012P-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 96 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LVD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850328015779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LVD01), Mar 28, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N6012P), Navato, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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