- Date
- February 2, 1992, 13:17 local (19:17 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N427KPPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920202001589A
- Case key
- 15390
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Probable cause
A result of the pilot-in-command not understanding the airplanes emergency procedures and not performing the appropriate emergency procedures. A factor associated with the accident was an electrical system failure.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During an IFR flight the pilot noticed a gradual loss of electrical power due to a faulty voltage regulator. The pilot requested a change in routing from ARTCC with the intention of landing. According to the pilot, he circled over the airport until receiving a green light from the ATC tower. While on final approach for landing the pilot received a red light from the tower. The pilot initiated a go-around maneuver and began his second approach shortly thereafter. The airplane made a gear-up landing during the second landing approach. When asked if he utilized the emergency gear extension system the pilot stated he did not because he thought he felt the landing gear drag.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N427KP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7780037
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-KIG5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pribyls Wings, Inc
- Registered owner
- Pribyls Wings, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 1900
- Departed
- CTK · Canton, IL
- Destination
- Y33 · Maple Lake, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CID · Cedar Rapids Municipal, runway 13, 5,450 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 626 in this make and model · 1,530 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CID, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.