# Incident 19930416026449I: Piper PA60601P, Hot Springs, AR, April 16, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1993, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PQGA
- Location: 34.4780° N, 93.0962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEML FLD (HOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4780&lon=-93.0962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985JL-2021-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 200 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/19930416026449I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. POWER CABLE TO ALTERNATOR CHAFFED TO ENGINE FRAME.

## Other reports on N985JL (2)

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

- [Incident 20000519028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000519028799I), May 19, 2000: Piper PA60601P (N985JL), Danville, IL, Minor damage. (-23)On 05/19/2000, Piper Aerostar aircraft N985JL, operated by usa charter (U9CA), hit some tree tops during takeoff from danvilla Illinois (dnv) ru nway 16.…
- [Incident 19940302006069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940302006069I), Mar 2, 1994: Piper PA60601P (N985JL), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Left gear door struck the ground while taxiing clear of runway. Gear door did not cycle up on lowering gear.

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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