# Incident 19990802029619I: Piper PA28R200, Franklin, IN, August 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1999, 17:40 local time
- Place: Franklin, IN
- Airport: Franklin Flying Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4264° N, 86.0583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRANKLIN FLYING FLD (3FK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4264&lon=-86.0583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9290K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9290K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 40 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802029619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. SCHILLING, WHILE CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM CONNERSVILLE, IN TO FRANKLIN, IN., ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 030 AT FRANKLIN FLYING FIELD. AT THAT TIME, HE ENERGIZED ALL OF HIS LANDING AND NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS, THEN NOTICED HIS #1 COMM FAILING.  HE VERIFIED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE WHEN HE CYCLED THE GEAR LEVER TO THE DOWN POSITION.  THE THREE GEAR DOWN ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS FLICKERED ON, WENT SOLID THEN STARTED DIMMING.  AT THAT TIME HE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.  WITHOUT THE GEAR LIGHTS OR ELECTRICAL POWER THE PILOT ASSUMED THE GEAR DOWN, LOCKED AND PROCEEDED TO LAND.  MR. SCHILLING TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRST, WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE SPEED.  HE BLED THE AIRSPEED OFF AND ALLOWED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO TOUCH DOWN.  THE RIGHT WING CONTINUED TOWARDS THE GROUND, AT THAT MOMENT HE REALIZED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED INTO POSITION.  THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT.  THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS.  THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE RIGHT COMING TO A STOP.  MR. SCHILLING SHUT OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND MAGNETOS, THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9290K (1)

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

- [Incident 19860420019189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420019189I), Apr 20, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N9290K), Renton, WA, Minor damage. Power was added for an ATC directed go around and 10 inches of propeller blade separated. Landed safely.

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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