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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Fort Smith, AR · January 1, 2002

Date: January 1, 2002 · 10:58 local
Place: Fort Smith, AR
Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7084P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 290 total2 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N7084PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2237 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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) With very limited experience in make and model, the pilot departed topeka Kansas enroute to mena Arkansas. During the flight the battery lost its charge and the pilot elected to land at Fort Smith Arkansas. A manual gear extension was not successful and the aircraft landed gear up. An interview with the pilot revealed he did not know or understand the manual gear extension procedures of this aircraft. After landing the gear was manually extended.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITH VERY LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL, THE PILOT DEPARTED TOPEKA KANSAS ENROUTE TO MENA ARKANSAS. DURING THE FLIGHT THE BATTERY LOST ITS CHARGE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT FORT SMITH ARKANSAS. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED HE DID NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES OF THIS AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING THE GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED.

Other reports on N7084P · 2

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

Incident 20190110007399ILanding: Approach · Conway, AROn 10 jan 2019 at or about 1800L N7084P a Piper PA-24-250 serial number 24-2237 landed at the Conway ar airport (cxw) with without the landing gear extended and slid approximately 300 feet down runway 22. There were no injuries onboard. The pilot reported…Jan 10, 2019 · Minor damage Accident 19800601017599ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kamuela, HIOvershot runway while landing downwind. Skidded off end of runway sideways into rocks.Jun 1, 1980 · Substantial damage