# Incident 19891219061569I: Piper PA28R200, Dubuque, IA, December 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1989, 20:23 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4020° N, 90.7095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUBUQUE RGNL (DBQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4020&lon=-90.7095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56390, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56390) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 75 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219061569I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR DOWN LIGHT. GEAR APPEARED DOWN. LANDED SAFELY. LOOSE ALTERNATOR BELT CAUSED LOW BATTERY POWER.

## Other reports on N56390 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920620026549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620026549I), Jun 20, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N56390), Platteville, WI, Minor damage. Pilot made a gear up landing while practicing emergency landing procedures.

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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