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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Plainfield, IL · June 5, 2004

Date: June 5, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place: Plainfield, IL
Airport: Clow Internation Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6486C
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,001 total600 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N6486CRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885029 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft lost alternator belt enroute. Pilot turned all electrical switches including master switch. He lowered gear handle, but forgot to turn on master switch. He then realized that gear was not lowered. He executed a go-around, but struck propeller in process. He returned for landing, turned master switch on and gear lowered normally. Damage to propeller only. Engine must be torn down and examined.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST ALTERNATOR BELT ENROUTE. PILOT TURNED ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES INCLUDING MASTER SWITCH. HE LOWERED GEAR HANDLE, BUT FORGOT TO TURN ON MASTER SWITCH. HE THEN REALIZED THAT GEAR WAS NOT LOWERED. HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, BUT STRUCK PROPELLER IN PROCESS. HE RETURNED FOR LANDING, TURNED MASTER SWITCH ON AND GEAR LOWERED NORMALLY. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER ONLY. ENGINE MUST BE TORN DOWN AND EXAMINED.