# Incident 19950113003429I: Piper PA32R300, Sturgis, SD, January 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1995, 05:30 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37670 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,441 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113003429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED AIRPORT AT 0530 IN DARKNESS. AT 1000' AGL ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF LANDING LIGHT BUT SWITCHED OFF ELECTRICAL MASTER BY MISTAKE. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR AT 100 KIAS VS. 87 MAX KIAS. DUE TO NO ELECTRICAL POWER, COULD NOT EXTEND GEAR ELECTRICALLY OR OPERATE RADIOS. PILOT WAS IN A HURRY TO LAND PLANE BEFORE TIMED AIRPORT LIGHTS TURNED OFF. MISMANAGED MASTER ELECTRICAL SWITCH. IMPROPER EMERGENCY CHECK LIST USE.

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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