# Incident 19950218004529I: Piper PA28R200, Syracuse, NY, February 18, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1995, 13:50 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6320C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6320C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218004529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 18, 1995, A PIPER PA28R OWNED BY SYRACUSE FLYING CLUB, INC., RETURNED TO THE SYRACUSE AIRPORT AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN THE PILOT FOUND THAT THE AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE BY THE NORMAL MEANS (AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE BUTTON). THE PILOT PULLED THE AUTOPILOT CIRCUIT BREAKER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT EXECAIR FOUND THE DISENGAGE BUTTON BINDING IN THE PANEL TRIM PLASTIC. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO PERSON WAS INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SYRACUSE, NY ON FEBRUARY 18, 1995 AT 1340 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6320C (4)

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

- [Incident 20001024038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001024038019I), Oct 24, 2000: Piper PA28R201 (N6320C), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Tuesday, October 24, 2000 at 1732 local, a Piper arrow N6320C, owned by the Syracuse flying club and operated by CFI [privacy data omitted], reported…
- [Incident 19961006035489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006035489I), Oct 6, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N6320C), Fulton, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 6, 1996 at 1250 EDT, a Piper PA-28-R200, operated by albert j. columio crash landed at Fulton-Oswego County Airport (N00). The pilot was…
- [Incident 19891201062119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201062119I), Dec 1, 1989: Piper PA28R201 (N6320C), Syracuse, NY. Left gear unsafe light. Landed safely. Found a broken wire in left gear well. Replaced harness.
- [Accident 19810521028079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521028079A), May 21, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N6320C), Shelter Island, NY, Substantial damage. Landed long. Ran off end of runway. Misjudged unlighted runway threshold.

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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