# Incident 19990509014389I: Piper PA32R301, Heber Springs, AR, May 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1999, 20:00 local time
- Place: Heber Springs, AR
- Airport: Heber Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4996° N, 92.0293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4996&lon=-92.0293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327PL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509014389I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19960403021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403021029I), Apr 3, 1996: Piper PA32R301 (N327PL), Conway, AR. Narrative: took off lit - climbing thru 4000 ft., noticed engine sounding less than normal. Asked for flight level 4500 ft. leveled off, and noticed manifold…
- [Accident 19920716025739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920716025739A), Jul 16, 1992: Piper PA32R301T (N327PL), Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after switch to left tank. Went back to right. No restart. Crash landed. Why no restart unknown.

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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