39.5296° N, 119.8138° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 1991 · 16:00 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N745GP
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
175 total50 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
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.
Landing gear circuit breaker popped causing gear to hang up on approach. Reset breaker. Had faulty breaker.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED CAUSING GEAR TO HANG UP ON APPROACH. RESET BREAKER. HAD FAULTY BREAKER.