37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 23, 1986 · 16:10 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7414J
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
746 total130 in this make and model150 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.
While having an alternator problem, failed to extend the gear and landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE HAVING AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM, FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.