# Accident 19861110054579A: Piper PA28R200, South Bend, IN, November 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1986, 12:15 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7082° N, 86.3173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7082&lon=-86.3173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N578PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578PA-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total, 333 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861110054579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI87LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA022), Nov 10, 1986: Piper PA-28R-200 (N578PA), South Bend, IN, 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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