36.5951° N, 82.1887° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, TN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 5, 1997 · 16:04 local
Place
Bristol-Johnson, TN
Airport
Tri-City Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
G771P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total1,300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: landing gear would not extend using the normal system. Emergency extension system unsuccessful. Pilot conferred with mechanic by radio. All efforts failed. Pilot elected to divert to a larger airport for a gear up landing. Maintenance inspection revealed a problem with the landing gear electrical system.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING THE NORMAL SYSTEM. EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT CONFERRED WITH MECHANIC BY RADIO. ALL EFFORTS FAILED. PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO A LARGER AIRPORT FOR A GEAR UP LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.