# Incident 19890526032639I: Piper PA28R200, Elmira, NY, May 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1989, 22:30 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4393T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4393T) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526032639I

## Narrative

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

TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION NORMAL.

## Other reports on N4393T (1)

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

- [Incident 19891215062779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891215062779I), Dec 15, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N4393T), New Haven, CT, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go around made as propeller hit runway. Landed safely on second try.

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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