# Incident 19960401009779I: Piper PA32R300, Brookings, SD, April 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1996, 12:05 local time
- Place: Brookings, SD
- Airport: Brookings Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3045° N, 96.8189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKINGS RGNL (BKX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3045&lon=-96.8189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N385WR-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960401009779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 1, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1205 P.M., THE PIC, RUBY L. RHINE'S, WHILE INTENDING TO LAND AT THE BROOKINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PIC RECOGNIZED THE AIRCRAFT'S CONFIGURATION APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FIVE FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N385WR (1)

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

- [Accident 20080508835429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080508835429A), May 8, 2008: Piper PA32R300 (N385WR), Emporia, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) While enroute from tdw to emp, approximately 16:30 and 10 miles from emp, N385WR experienced engine problems and landed in a field. The landing 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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