# Incident 19970905036269I: Piper PA24250, Bristol-Johnson, TN, September 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1997, 16:04 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5951° N, 82.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5951&lon=-82.1887&mi=10
- Aircraft: G771P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970905036269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING THE NORMAL SYSTEM. EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT CONFERRED WITH MECHANIC BY RADIO. ALL EFFORTS FAILED. PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO A LARGER AIRPORT FOR A GEAR UP LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

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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