# Accident 19930502011579A: Piper PA28RT201, Willimantic, CT, May 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1993, 17:45 local time
- Place: Willimantic, CT
- Airport: Windham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7440° N, 72.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDHAM (IJD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7440&lon=-72.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81529, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81529) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502011579A

## Narrative

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

NO GEAR DOWN LIGHT ON EXTENSION FOR LANDING. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING ALTERNATOR BATTERY WIRE BROKE. NO MANUAL EXTEND

## 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 BFO93LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA067), May 2, 1993: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N81529), Willimantic, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THE GEAR WAS LOCKED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE CONSTRUCTION SITE LOCATED BESIDE THE…

## Other reports on N81529 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920423014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423014999I), Apr 23, 1992: Piper PA28RT201 (N81529), Albany, NY. Rough running engine. Emergency landing. Broken exhaust pipe on NR3 cylinder was discovered.

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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