# Incident 19891128058859I: Piper PA24250, Charlotte, NC, November 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1989, 19:10 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7821P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7821P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128058859I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED ON RUNWAY. TAXIED BACK ON ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N7821P (2)

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

- [Incident 20210406003639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210406003639I), Apr 6, 2021: Piper PA-24-250 (N7821P), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. The investigation of this incident revealed that the landing gear was partially extended. In this case the nose gear doors were just open. Both main gear…
- [Incident 19961029041069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961029041069I), Oct 29, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N7821P), Merrill, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot approached the Merrill airport, when he moved the gear handle down the gear did not go down, he then used the emergency system and the…

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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