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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Council Bluffs, IA · July 28, 2022

Date
July 28, 2022 · 23:00 local
Place
Council Bluffs, IA
Airport
Council Bluffs Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N84331
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,183 total

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.

Shortly after departure aircraft experienced loss of electrical power. Pilot diverted to cbf and made low pass for a landing gear check. Upon touchdown nose gear and right main gear collapsed causing minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOT DIVERTED TO CBF AND MADE LOW PASS FOR A LANDING GEAR CHECK. UPON TOUCHDOWN NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.