# Incident 19990802041219I: Piper PA32R300, Peru, IL, August 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1999, 09:35 local time
- Place: Peru, IL
- Airport: Illinois Valley Regional/Walter A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3569° N, 89.1389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peru, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3569&lon=-89.1389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5442F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5442F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802041219I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 1999, PIPER PA32R, N5442F ALNDED GEAR UP AT THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AIRPORT, PERU, ILLINOIS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE.  DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED HE HAD NOT PULLED THE EMERGENCY HANDLE, THUS THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.

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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