37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 4, 2000 · 01:17 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3069A
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
920 total210 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was on an IFR flight plan from louisville, y, to Roanoke, VA. When the aircraft lost electrical due to alternator failure. Aircraft made emergency landing at Roanoke. During landing, nose gear would not extend causing minor damage to lower cowl and propeller. Aircraft will be repaired and returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LOUISVILLE, Y, TO ROANOKE, VA. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AT ROANOKE. DURING LANDING, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO LOWER COWL AND PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT WILL BE REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.