# Incident 20010406009499I: Piper PA24250, Leesburg, FL, April 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7211P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7211P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010406009499I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20000804029729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000804029729I), Aug 4, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N7211P), Cordell, OK, Minor damage. (-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.

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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