# Incident 20040712020459I: Piper PA32R300, Marion, IN, July 12, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2004, 10:20 local time
- Place: Marion, IN
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4899° N, 85.6797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4899&lon=-85.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5802V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802V-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712020459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2004, AT 1020 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-300 LANCE, N5802V, OPERATED BY PRIVATE THOMAS S. RUSHWORTH, MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING AT THE MARION, INDIANA AIRPORT (MZZ). MR. RUSHWORTH AND HIS WIFE, THE ONLY PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED TOLEDO, OHIO EARLIER ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE TO THE EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. WHILE CRUISING AT 8,000 FEET, MR. RUSHWORTH BEGAN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS AND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE MARION, IN AIRPORT. MR. RUSHWORTH STATED HE PUT THE GEAR SWITCH DOWN BUT ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 15. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT IS TO BE SUBMITTED UPON DETERMINATION.

## Other reports on N5802V (3)

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

- [Accident 20150508007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150508007139A), May 8, 2015: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5802V), Doraville, GA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Aircraft arrived at pdk from asheville, NC at 9AM, with/ 1 POB. Pilot requested fuel, (10GALS. Each side). The crew loaded the luggage. Pilot, 3 adults and a…
- [Accident 19831130061269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831130061269A), Nov 30, 1983: Piper PA32R300 (N5802V), Rawlins, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot misjudged approach and landed short of runway.
- [Accident 19780124000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124000919A), Jan 24, 1978: Piper PA32RT300 (N5802V), Aberdeen, SD, Substantial damage. Rt. L/g retract rod bent.

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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