# Accident 19920202001589A: Piper PA32R300, Cedar Rapids, IA, February 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1992, 13:17 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9709° N, 91.6602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9709&lon=-91.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427KP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 626 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202001589A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER. LANDED GEAR UP. DID NOT USE EMERGENCY EXTENSION. VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA085), Feb 2, 1992: Piper PA-32R-300 (N427KP), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A RESULT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT UNDERSTANDING THE AIRPLANES EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND NOT PERFORMING THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS AN ELECTRICAL…

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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