# Incident 19981119042959I: Piper PA28R201, Ithaca, NY, November 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1998, 09:20 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N813ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N813ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119042959I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1998, AIRCRAFT N813ND, A PA-28R-201, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO ITHACA AIRPORT (ITH), ITHACA, NEW, YORK. A NORMAL CALL IN WAS RECEIVED BY ITHACA ATCT AT 10 MILES.  NO CALL WAS RECEIVED AT 3 MILES.  AND INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED THAT WHILE LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.  ITHACA ATCT WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND GAVE THE PILOT A GREEN LIGHT TO LAND.  THE PILOT DID NOT BELIEVE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND WENT AROUND.  AT THIS TIME, THE TOWER GAVE THE PILOT A GREEN LIGHT FOR ANOTHER APPROACH.  A US AIRWAYS DC-9 WAS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AWAITING CLEARANCE FOR TAKE OFF.  THE PILOT OF THE DC-9 CHECKED THE GEAR ON THE PA-28R-201 AND CALLED THE TOWER TO WARN THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN.  IT IS BELIEVED THAT AT THIS TIME, THE PA-28R-201 EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE, STRIKING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES.  THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE STRIKE.  ON A SUBSEQUENT GO-AROUND, THE PILOT RELEASED THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON THE GEAR AND ALLOWED IT TO FREE FALL.  HE ALSO RECYCLED THE AIRCRAFT'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.  AFTER RECYCLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HIS RADIOS BEGAN  TO FUNCTION AGAIN AND HE CALLED THE TOWER AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N813ND (3)

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

- [Incident 20110730017839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110730017839I), Jul 30, 2011: Piper PA-28R-201 (N813ND), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. On July 30, 2011 at approx. 0730, N813ND a Piper arrow iii, PA28R-201, s/n 2837044 , after taking off on runway 29 at kbed, pilot requested a short approach to…
- [Incident 20090530010349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090530010349I), May 30, 2009: Piper PA28R201 (N813ND), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. (-23) After performing six touch and go landing at orh, the seventh attempt resulted in a gear up landing of N813ND, a Piper arrow, piloted by [privacy data…
- [Incident 19900105005839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105005839I), Jan 5, 1990: Piper PA28R201 (N813ND), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Touched down short of runway. Made go around and propeller struck runway on landing.

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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