# Incident 19850729045249I: Piper PA32R300, Elkins, WV, July 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1985, 09:33 local time
- Place: Elkins, WV
- Airport: Randolph County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9241° N, 79.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkins, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9241&lon=-79.8543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9669K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9669K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 35 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850729045249I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN FLIGHT. PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR BY ANY MEANS. MADE GEAR UP LANDING. ALTERNATOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N9669K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020912024809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020912024809I), Sep 12, 2002: Piper PA32R300 (N9669K), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Went to gai to inspect aircraft N9669K, a Piper pa 32R-300 which was setting off the right side of runway 32 in the grassy area between the runway and…
- [Incident 19980923026019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980923026019I), Sep 23, 1998: Piper PA32R300 (N9669K), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft struck deer while landing during night currency touch and go's, deer impacted nose gear before nose gear touchdown. (-23) aircraft struck deer while…

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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