# Incident 19960228003149I: Piper PA34200T, Gallup, NM, February 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5111° N, 108.7893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GALLUP MUNI (GUP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5111&lon=-108.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52HJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52HJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 7 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960228003149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GALLUP (GUP), NM, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615. DURING CLIMBOUT, LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOT EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND VERIFIED EXTENSION VIA A VISUAL INDICATOR FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHILE RETURNING TO THE GALLUP AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, AND DURING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO JIM SHEPPARD, A LOCAL FBO, THE DAMAGE INCLUDED: RIGHT FLAP TRAILING EDGE SCRAPE, RIGHT PROPELLER BLADE BENT, RIGHT AILERON TIP CHAFED, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP FAIRING CRACKED, LOWER ANTENNA BENT AND FUSELAGE CHAFING AT THE TAIL SKID. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAS A HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH REMAIN UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N52HJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19870513033409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513033409I), May 13, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N52HJ), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Diverted with no light for left main gear. Gear separated en route. Landed on remaining gear.

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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