37.8583° N, 80.3995° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GREENBRIER VALLEY (LWB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 2, 1989 · 09:24 local
Place
Lewisburg, WV
Airport
Greenbrier Valley
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4592J
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total20 in this make and model10 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.
Almost landed with gear up. Go around made as propeller tips hit runway. Had experienced electrical system failure.
As the FAA filed it
ALMOST LANDED WITH GEAR UP. GO AROUND MADE AS PROPELLER TIPS HIT RUNWAY. HAD EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.