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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Frankfort, IN · March 5, 2001

Date
March 5, 2001 · 10:15 local
Place
Frankfort, IN
Airport
Frankfort Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N56822
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,041 total75 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated that he experienced electrical failure. As the results the gear would not lower. He read the AFM and followed what he thought was the proper procedure. Instead of releasing the hydraulic pressure, he locked the gear in the up position. A gear up landing was performed with minor damage to the a/c. no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. AS THE RESULTS THE GEAR WOULD NOT LOWER. HE READ THE AFM AND FOLLOWED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE PROPER PROCEDURE. INSTEAD OF RELEASING THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, HE LOCKED THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. A GEAR UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE A/C. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.