# Incident 19961028034179I: Piper PA30, Lansing, MI, October 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1996, 18:45 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N948SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948SB-2009-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961028034179I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE. SELECTED GEAR DOWN. CAME DOWN HALFWAY. SMELLED SMOKE. LANDED. GEAR COLLAPSED. UNFAMILIAR MANUAL

## Other reports on N948SB (1)

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

- [Accident 20021215035689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021215035689A), Dec 15, 2002: Piper PA30 (N948SB), Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Shortly after takeoff the pilot reported the aircraft experienced a complete electrical failure. The pilot attempted an emergency landing gear extension,…

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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