# Incident 19950521015119I: Piper PA28R180, Dunkirk, NY, May 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1995, 15:50 local time
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4939° N, 79.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (DKK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4939&lon=-79.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31567-2016-08-26) (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 PA28R180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521015119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: APPROACHING DUNKIRK, PILOT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND; UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR USING ANY RECOMMENDED METHOD. GEAR FINALLY CAME DOWN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF ATTEMPTS. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATION WAS NORMAL IN ALL MODES ON GROUND CHECK ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N31567 (2)

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

- [Incident 20150323003699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150323003699I), Mar 23, 2015: Piper PA-28R-201 (N31567), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. N31567 failed to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown resulting in a gear up landing.
- [Incident 20041129033269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041129033269I), Nov 29, 2004: Piper PA28R201 (N31567), Valkaria, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Sp and ip were conducting practice soft field takeoffs at Valkaria Airport in final preparation for CFI checkride. After lift off sp moved gear selector…

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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