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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Fort Worth, TX · July 14, 1996

Date: July 14, 1996 · 23:00 local
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8597Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 84 total16 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N8597YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1653 · Built 1967 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.

Narrative: on 07-14-96, at 2300, a Piper twin comanche, PA-30, owned by yauk management and leasing, inc., landed gear up at Fort Worth international airport, Fort Worth, TX. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot was not injured. VFR flight conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot holds a private pilot license. The flight originated at Fort Worth international airport, Fort Worth, TX on 07-14-96. Investigation revealed pilot was practicing single engine operations. When left throttle was retarded to set zero thrust condition, engine quit. Restart attempt was unsuccessful due to battery being depleted and circuit breaker on generator on operating engine being tripped. Pilot was unable to manually extend gear. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 07-14-96, AT 2300, A PIPER TWIN COMANCHE, PA-30, OWNED BY YAUK MANAGEMENT AND LEASING, INC., LANDED GEAR UP AT FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TX. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TX ON 07-14-96. INVESTIGATION REVEALED PILOT WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE OPERATIONS. WHEN LEFT THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO SET ZERO THRUST CONDITION, ENGINE QUIT. RESTART ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO BATTERY BEING DEPLETED AND CIRCUIT BREAKER ON GENERATOR ON OPERATING ENGINE BEING TRIPPED. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND GEAR. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N8597Y · 1

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

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