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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Honolulu, HI · January 9, 2001

Date: January 9, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place: Honolulu, HI
Airport: Honolulu International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3068R
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 408 total400 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N3068RRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35629 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Airplane pilot/owner was flying from hilo, HI to Honolulu, HI. He had an electrical problem but was able to contact the hnl airport with his status. The airplane later lost all electrical power and he could not contact the hnl airport. He landed landing gears up on runway 4L without permission for the hnl airport. He could not determine if the landing gear had extended, since all electrical power had been lost. The airplane skidded on its undercarriage and came to a full stop. The only damage appears to be to the undercarriage. A mechanic inspected the condition of the airplane after the landing gear was extended. He found the alternator fan belt had broken off and alternator pulley was seized and could not be turned. The landing gear was lowered using the emergency level handle. There was no malfunction with the emergency extension system. Damage was limited to; belley beacon light, lower left inboard flaptip, and damaged nose wheel well doors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRPLANE PILOT/OWNER WAS FLYING FROM HILO, HI TO HONOLULU, HI. HE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTACT THE HNL AIRPORT WITH HIS STATUS. THE AIRPLANE LATER LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND HE COULD NOT CONTACT THE HNL AIRPORT. HE LANDED LANDING GEARS UP ON RUNWAY 4L WITHOUT PERMISSION FOR THE HNL AIRPORT. HE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED, SINCE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER HAD BEEN LOST. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON ITS UNDERCARRIAGE AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. THE ONLY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. HE FOUND THE ALTERNATOR FAN BELT HAD BROKEN OFF AND ALTERNATOR PULLEY WAS SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED USING THE EMERGENCY LEVEL HANDLE. THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO; BELLEY BEACON LIGHT, LOWER LEFT INBOARD FLAPTIP, AND DAMAGED NOSE WHEEL WELL DOORS.