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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · San Antonio, TX · August 31, 1997

Date: August 31, 1997 · 21:45 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Airport: San Antonio International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HJKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6119J
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,593 total630 in this make and model137 in the last 90 days

N6119JRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2009 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680306 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 July 31, 1997, N6119J, a Piper model PA32R-300 experienced a complete electrical system failure during a flight originating in harlingen, Texas. Meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. An IFR flight plan was filed for the flight. During landing the pilot was unable to extend the landing gear using the normal and emergency procedures, resulting in a gear up landing at the San Antonio International Airport. Minor damage was sustained. Investigation of the failed emergency extension revealed that the trim molding retaining screw had backed out and did not permit a full depression of the emergency extension lever. An m & d was filed by the operator. There was no fire. No injuries or property damage. This office considers this incident closed. The voltage regulator failed causing complete electrical failure. During the landing checklist, the gear failed to extend using the emergency extension system.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 31, 1997, N6119J, A PIPER MODEL PA32R-300 EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE DURING A FLIGHT ORIGINATING IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. DURING LANDING THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILED EMERGENCY EXTENSION REVEALED THAT THE TRIM MOLDING RETAINING SCREW HAD BACKED OUT AND DID NOT PERMIT A FULL DEPRESSION OF THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION LEVER. AN M & D WAS FILED BY THE OPERATOR. THERE WAS NO FIRE. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED. THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DURING THE LANDING CHECKLIST, THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM.