# Incident 20010122000339I: Piper PA24260, Erie, PA, January 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2001, 16:14 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9167P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9167P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010122000339I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT STATED: AT CRUISE FLIGHT HE SCANNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, NOTING THE DIGITAL ANMETER INDICATED 11.6 AMPS. THIS INDICATED LOSSS OF ALTERNATOR OUTPUT. HE THEN NOTIFIED ATC OF THIS PROBLEM, SHUT OFF ALL UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, BUT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AT ERIE AIRPORT. HE THEN TAXIED TO NORTH COAST AVIATION FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL AND RE-INSTALLATION.

## Other reports on N9167P (1)

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

- [Incident 19980224006409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224006409I), Feb 24, 1998: Piper PA24260 (N9167P), Chicago, IL, No damage. Narrative: the pilot did not align the airplane properly on the runway prior to take-off. The aircraft struck a runway sign and three runway lights on 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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