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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA24260 · Bakersfield, CA · April 5, 1996

Date: April 5, 1996 · 11:15 local
Place: Bakersfield, CA
Airport: Bakersfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N963J
Reported as: Piper PA24260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total256 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N963JRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-3195 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: N963J, PA-24-260, departed Bakersfield muni (L45), Bakersfield, CA about 0655 PST, April 05, 1996, on a VFR flight to georgetown, CA. Upon arrival at the georgetown airport the landing gear would only partially extend and would not retract. The pilot and his passenger, also a pilot, performed the emergency procedures, according to the emergency check list, to extend the landing gear without success. N963J had 6.0 hours of fuel onboard at departure (L45). With four(4) hours of fuel onboard the pilot determined to return to L45 to make an emergency landing at home. Minor damage was sustained to the propeller, landing gear and belly with no injuries to the pilot or passenger. Visual flight conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N963J, PA-24-260, DEPARTED BAKERSFIELD MUNI (L45), BAKERSFIELD, CA ABOUT 0655 PST, APRIL 05, 1996, ON A VFR FLIGHT TO GEORGETOWN, CA. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GEORGETOWN AIRPORT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD ONLY PARTIALLY EXTEND AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER, ALSO A PILOT, PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, ACCORDING TO THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. N963J HAD 6.0 HOURS OF FUEL ONBOARD AT DEPARTURE (L45). WITH FOUR(4) HOURS OF FUEL ONBOARD THE PILOT DETERMINED TO RETURN TO L45 TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT HOME. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND BELLY WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.