# Incident 19890430030319I: Piper PA28R200, Great Falls, MT, April 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56992, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56992) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890430030319I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TRANSPONDER HAD SHORT IN CIRCUIT BOARD.

## Other reports on N56992 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880627043089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627043089I), Jun 27, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N56992), St Ignatius, MT, Minor damage. Went around due gusty crosswinds. Automatic gear retracted on climb. Kept power on for landing and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19820406017069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820406017069I), Apr 6, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N56992), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. Gear collapsed landing. Backup system failed to work. No defects. Replaced backup system diaphragm.

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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