# Incident 19870904067529I: Piper PA32R300, Block Island, RI, September 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1987, 17:20 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KBIA
- Location: 41.1681° N, 71.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1681&lon=-71.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82372, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82372) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904067529I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO USE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION ON ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LANDED GEAR UP. GENERATOR HAD FAILED.

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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