# Incident 19951122044899I: Piper PA24260, Asheville, NC, November 22, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1995, 13:25 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4361° N, 82.5420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASHEVILLE RGNL (AVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4361&lon=-82.5420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8966P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8966P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951122044899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER LOSING ELECTRIC POWER DUE TO A FAULTY 5 AMP FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE ALTERNATOR, AIRCRAFT N8966P ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AT AVL. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER FAILURE. AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY WAS FRUITLESS. THE TELESCOPIC TUBE LEVER ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT EXTEND PROPERLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, BUT NOT LOCKED. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO BELLY AND PROPELLER BLADE DAMAGE, BUT NO STRUCTURE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8966P (1)

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

- [Accident 19810824051469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824051469A), Aug 24, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N8966P), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Departed without topping fuel tanks. Ran out of fuel short of destination on IFR vectors in clouds. Ditched in gulf

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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