# Incident 19901010059919I: Piper PA32R300, Indianapolis, IN, October 10, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1990, 09:03 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8685C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8685C-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901010059919I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON FINAL. LANDED SAFELY. COCKPIT LIGHTS DIMMED AND PILOT DID NOT SEE SAFE LIGHT.

## Other reports on N8685C (1)

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

- [Accident 19940416016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416016019A), Apr 16, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N8685C), Salem, OH, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flying en route at night. Low time and in marginal VFR. Entered a storm aear lost control. Came apart in descent.

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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