# Incident 19971111043839I: Piper PA32R301, Birmingham, AL, November 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1997, 14:52 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185DX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185DX-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971111043839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 11, 1997 AT 14:52 CDT A PA 32R-301 INBOUND TO BHM FROM ADA, OK WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION BEING ATL. HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND HAD TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. AFTER LANDING THE LEFT MAINGEAR FOLDED. AS OF 2/9/98 STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM A/C OWNER.

## Other reports on N185DX (1)

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

- [Accident 20160516005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516005059A), May 16, 2016: Piper PA-32R-301 (N185DX), Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. On may 16, 2016, at 1445 CDT, a Piper PA32R-301 aircraft bearing registration number N185DX, registered to saratoga flyers inc., attempted to return to the…

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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