What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Finley stated that he noticed electrical power failure forty-five minutes prior to Spartanburg airport (spa). Atlanta center was providing flight following at the time so he switched to his portable radio. The portable allowed him to hear but he could not transmit. Upon reaching the spa area he ran the aircraft before landing checklist and was aware the gear did not extend. His passenger assisted him in performing the emergency gear extension checklist. After manually extending the gear he did not get a safe gear light, but confirmed it to be down by observation from the ground. He made a slower than normal approach (70 knots instead of the published 90 knots for the Piper lance aircraft) and upon touching down the left gear collapsed. Damage to the aircraft consisted of some scratches on the left wing tip and on the left flap. There were no injuries to either Mr. Finley or to his passenger. (Mr. Finley is training for his instrument rating and has had thirty-seven hours of dual in the past thirty days).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. FINLEY STATED THAT HE NOTICED ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE FORTY-FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO SPARTANBURG AIRPORT (SPA). ATLANTA CENTER WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT FOLLOWING AT THE TIME SO HE SWITCHED TO HIS PORTABLE RADIO. THE PORTABLE ALLOWED HIM TO HEAR BUT HE COULD NOT TRANSMIT. UPON REACHING THE SPA AREA HE RAN THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST AND WAS AWARE THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. HIS PASSENGER ASSISTED HIM IN PERFORMING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. AFTER MANUALLY EXTENDING THE GEAR HE DID NOT GET A SAFE GEAR LIGHT, BUT CONFIRMED IT TO BE DOWN BY OBSERVATION FROM THE GROUND. HE MADE A SLOWER THAN NORMAL APPROACH (70 KNOTS INSTEAD OF THE PUBLISHED 90 KNOTS FOR THE PIPER LANCE AIRCRAFT) AND UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF SOME SCRATCHES ON THE LEFT WING TIP AND ON THE LEFT FLAP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER MR. FINLEY OR TO HIS PASSENGER. (MR. FINLEY IS TRAINING FOR HIS INSTRUMENT RATING AND HAS HAD THIRTY-SEVEN HOURS OF DUAL IN THE PAST THIRTY DAYS).
Other reports on N667CH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.