# Incident 20000430020329I: Piper PA28R201T, Santa Barbara, CA, April 30, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2000, 22:00 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47442, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47442) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000430020329I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TEMPORARY AIRMAN CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY D^, FLEW MODEL PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R-770337, N47442 FROM CMA TO SBA ON 4-30-2000 AT ABOUT 1000PM. NEAR SBA THE RADIOS WERE VERY WEAK, LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND THE ALTERNATOR DID NOT SHOW ANY CHARGE (EVEN AFTER CYLING THE ALTERNATOR).  THE PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION, THEN PERFOMRED EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN, STILL NO INDICATION ON THE COCKPIT.  EVEN THOUGH THE GEARS WERE SELECTED DOWN, THEY DID NOT EXTEND AND HE LANDED WITH GEARS RETRACTED IB RUNWAY 25.  THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. NOBODY WAS HURT AND THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY EXCEPT THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE VISUALLY WAS THE PROP BLADES WERE CHAFED, AND BLADE TIPS WERE CURLED BACKWARDS, PROP STICK INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WAS NOT YET DOEN, THERE WERE CHAFING MARKS AND DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM COWLING, EXHAUST OUTLET, NOSE GEAR DOORS, LOWSIDE OF FUSELAGE, BOTH FLAPS INBOARD REAR, ANTENNA AND TAIL CONE.

## Other reports on N47442 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820113000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820113000809A), Jan 13, 1982: Piper PA28R201T (N47442), Watonga, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit after losing oil pressure. Veered off highway due to traffic on landing. Frozen breather forced oil out.

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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