# Incident 19970906033429I: Piper PA46350P, Sebastian, FL, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Airport: Sebastian Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8133° N, 80.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBASTIAN MUNI (X26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-80.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92696, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92696-2012-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: TCM TSIOF-550J (registry code 43000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/tcm-tsiof-550j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,567 total, 129 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906033429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED DURING ALTERNATOR COOLING TESTS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR IN THE EMERGENCY MODE. PILOT DID NOT OVERCOME THE HIGH INPUT FORCE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE FREE FALL GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. PROPELLER WAS BENT, AND THE BELLY SKIN SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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