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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Fayetteville, NC · October 23, 2003

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Date
October 23, 2003 · 15:41 local
Place
Fayetteville, NC
Airport
Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6301P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
655 total350 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N6301PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1410 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine 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) The pilot stated that he had departed the dare county airport near kitty hawk and was returning to lillington near Fayetteville. On approach to lillington he selected the gear down but did not feel the gear extend nor did he get any indication lights. He then noticed that he had a complete electrical failure. He used his handheld radio to contact fay ATC and request assistance. He flew to fay and attempted several times to lower the gear with the emergency extension system. He conducted several fly-bys at fay and determined that the gear was only partially down. He then landed on runway 28 at fay. On site investigation was conducted. Operational tests conducted at a later date by maintenance facility could not duplicate landing gear normal or emergency extension malfunction. The electrical system was not tested due to the condition of the propeller and engine. The system components were sent to an authorized overhaul facility for testing. The pilots statement is consistent with a failed electrical system and resulting low battery charge state.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED THE DARE COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR KITTY HAWK AND WAS RETURNING TO LILLINGTON NEAR FAYETTEVILLE. ON APPROACH TO LILLINGTON HE SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT FEEL THE GEAR EXTEND NOR DID HE GET ANY INDICATION LIGHTS. HE THEN NOTICED THAT HE HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE USED HIS HANDHELD RADIO TO CONTACT FAY ATC AND REQUEST ASSISTANCE. HE FLEW TO FAY AND ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. HE CONDUCTED SEVERAL FLY-BYS AT FAY AND DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY DOWN. HE THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT FAY. ON SITE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. OPERATIONAL TESTS CONDUCTED AT A LATER DATE BY MAINTENANCE FACILITY COULD NOT DUPLICATE LANDING GEAR NORMAL OR EMERGENCY EXTENSION MALFUNCTION. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT TESTED DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE. THE SYSTEM COMPONENTS WERE SENT TO AN AUTHORIZED OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR TESTING. THE PILOTS STATEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH A FAILED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND RESULTING LOW BATTERY CHARGE STATE.

Other reports on N6301P · 1

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

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