19990509014389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA32R301 · Heber Springs, AR · May 9, 1999

Date: May 9, 1999 · 20:00 local
Place: Heber Springs, AR
Airport: Heber Springs Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N327PL
Reported as: Piper PA32R301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total

N327PLRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8229011 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On may 9, 1999, around 2000 p.m., notification of aircraft N327PL a pa 32-301, made a gear up landing at Heber Springs airport. No injuries reported. Arrived airport on may 10, 1999, inspected aircraft and found minor damage. On may 13, 1999 returned to airport and meet with charles r. hackett with aig aviation. The aircraft was placed on jcks and operational checks were performed, found the backup gear extension at 103KIAS did not function. Found no horn when throttle was retarted and gear was in the up position. Found gear override light did not work, found bulb to be missing, swapt bulbs with gear indicator light and worked fine. Operated gear in normal operation three times all operated normal. Operated gear in the emergency extention procedures three times all operated normal. Found pieces of alternator belt in engine cowling, but belt wsa secured to alternator and the alternator did function. Found the battery was low.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 9, 1999, AROUND 2000 P.M., NOTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT N327PL A PA 32-301, MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT HEBER SPRINGS AIRPORT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. ARRIVED AIRPORT ON MAY 10, 1999, INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND MINOR DAMAGE. ON MAY 13, 1999 RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND MEET WITH CHARLES R. HACKETT WITH AIG AVIATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JCKS AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED, FOUND THE BACKUP GEAR EXTENSION AT 103KIAS DID NOT FUNCTION. FOUND NO HORN WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARTED AND GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. FOUND GEAR OVERRIDE LIGHT DID NOT WORK, FOUND BULB TO BE MISSING, SWAPT BULBS WITH GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT AND WORKED FINE. OPERATED GEAR IN NORMAL OPERATION THREE TIMES ALL OPERATED NORMAL. OPERATED GEAR IN THE EMERGENCY EXTENTION PROCEDURES THREE TIMES ALL OPERATED NORMAL. FOUND PIECES OF ALTERNATOR BELT IN ENGINE COWLING, BUT BELT WSA SECURED TO ALTERNATOR AND THE ALTERNATOR DID FUNCTION. FOUND THE BATTERY WAS LOW.

Other reports on N327PL · 2

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

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