19890531013859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Evansville, IN · May 31, 1989

Date: May 31, 1989 · 14:44 local
Place: Evansville, IN
Airport: Evansville Dress Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69FM
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total700 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N69FMRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680200 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Electrical system failed. Manually extended gear. It collapsed on rollout. Found short across alternator field.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR. IT COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. FOUND SHORT ACROSS ALTERNATOR FIELD.