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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD · Harrisburg, PA · July 11, 1988

Date: July 11, 1988 · 11:00 local
Place: Harrisburg, PA
Airport: Capital City
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41PW
Reported as: Socata TB20TRINIDAD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N41PWRegistered now · Socata TB-20 TRINIDADS/N 527 · Built 1985 Airframe modelSocata TB-20 TRINIDAD Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost electrical power en route. Diverted, landed safely. Found battery shorted and dead with warped plates.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER EN ROUTE. DIVERTED, LANDED SAFELY. FOUND BATTERY SHORTED AND DEAD WITH WARPED PLATES.

Other reports on N41PW · 1

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

Incident 20080511842399ILevel Off Touchdown · Lancaster, PA(-23) On may 11, 2008, the pilot of trinidad N41PW attempted to lower the landing gear for landing at Lancaster Airport. The pilot noticed that the indicating system revealed that the nose gear did not lock in the down position. After communicating with ATC…May 11, 2008 · Minor damage