# Incident 19881010061169I: Piper PA32R300, Spokane, WA, October 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1988, 16:02 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3897F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3897F-2004-05-21) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881010061169I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON LANDING. REALIZED GEAR UNSAFE AFTER PROP STRIKE. MADE GO AROUND AND MANUALLY PUT DOWN GEAR.

## Other reports on N3897F (1)

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

- [Incident 19850829053779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850829053779I), Aug 29, 1985: Piper PA32R300 (N3897F), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed when encountering a pavement lip. Aircraft was being taxied from grass tiedown area.

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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