19861110054579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · South Bend, IN · November 10, 1986

Date
November 10, 1986 · 12:15 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N578PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA022
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
391 total333 in this make and model8 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.

The pilot reported electrical failure and landed the aircraft gear up. Failed to engage auto gear override system.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP. FAILED TO ENGAGE AUTO GEAR OVERRIDE SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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