# Incident 19860608032189I: Piper PA32R300, Des Moines, IA, June 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1986, 21:45 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFCA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8304C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304C-2010-04-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 40 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608032189I

## Narrative

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

ADDED POWER AFTER FLARE WHEN 2 DEER APPEARED ON THE RUNWAY. CLEARED FOR GO AROUND. LEFT FLAP ACTUATING ROD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N8304C (2)

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

- [Accident 20000901009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901009569A), Sep 1, 2000: Piper PA32R300 (N8304C), Garner, IA, No damage. (-23) Piolot was enroute to mason city, Iowa airport about 14 miles west and at 4,000 feet, the a/c began to vibrate, low oil pressure was experienced and…
- [Incident 19791019053409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019053409I), Oct 19, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N8304C), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Electrical failure due to failed alternator belt. Pilot unable to extend gear manually, no defects found in gear.

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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