20010406009499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Leesburg, FL · April 6, 2001

Date: April 6, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place: Leesburg, FL
Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7211P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N7211PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2381 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Aircraft lost electrical power and diverted to Leesburg. Upon arrival at Leesburg pilot was unalble to lower gear using normal operations due to low battery voltage. Pilot attempted to lower gear manually, however was unable to disengage the transmission from the gear linkage. Pilot made gear up landing causing minimal damage. Mechanics on the ground verified that transmission release lever would not operate. Awaiting results of landing gear retraction test to determine if eir is appropriate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND DIVERTED TO LEESBURG. UPON ARRIVAL AT LEESBURG PILOT WAS UNALBLE TO LOWER GEAR USING NORMAL OPERATIONS DUE TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE GEAR LINKAGE. PILOT MADE GEAR UP LANDING CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE. MECHANICS ON THE GROUND VERIFIED THAT TRANSMISSION RELEASE LEVER WOULD NOT OPERATE. AWAITING RESULTS OF LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST TO DETERMINE IF EIR IS APPROPRIATE.

Other reports on N7211P · 1

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

Incident 20000804029729IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cordell, OK(-23)The landing gear would not extend. He selected to land in field for minimum damage. Aircraft traveled about 150' and turned 180 degrees facing east.Aug 4, 2000 · Minor damage