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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Algona, IA · September 27, 1981

Date: September 27, 1981 · 01:30 local
Place: Algona, IA
Airport: Algona
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7348Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total400 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

N7348YRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2017 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-401 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed aircraft with gear up. Had been flying with generators off. No power battery condition unknown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH GEAR UP. HAD BEEN FLYING WITH GENERATORS OFF. NO POWER BATTERY CONDITION UNKNOWN.