19891123062959I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Indianapolis, IN · November 23, 1989

Date: November 23, 1989 · 10:21 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2952Y
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 825 total700 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N2952YRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990580 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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.

Directional gyro failed. Unable to maintain control due to turbulence. Vacuum pump failed. Drive shaft had sheared.

As the FAA filed it

DIRECTIONAL GYRO FAILED. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL DUE TO TURBULENCE. VACUUM PUMP FAILED. DRIVE SHAFT HAD SHEARED.