What happened
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(-23) On July 12, 2004, at 1020 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300 lance, N5802V, operated by private thomas s. rushworth, made a wheels up landing at the Marion, Indiana airport (mzz). Mr. Rushworth and his wife, the only passenger, were not injured. The aircraft received minor damage. The CFR part 91 flight had departed toledo, Ohio earlier on an IFR flight plan enroute to the eagle creek airport in indianapolis, Indiana. While cruising at 8,000 feet, Mr. Rushworth began experiencing electrical problems. He declared an emergency and descended through a hole in the clouds and was able to locate the Marion, IN airport. Mr. Rushworth stated he put the gear switch down but assumed the gear was not down and made a wheels up landing on runway 15. The aircraft slid off the end of the runway and came to a stop in the grass. The cause of the electrical problems have yet to be determined. A malfunction or defect report is to be submitted upon determination.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 12, 2004, AT 1020 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-300 LANCE, N5802V, OPERATED BY PRIVATE THOMAS S. RUSHWORTH, MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING AT THE MARION, INDIANA AIRPORT (MZZ). MR. RUSHWORTH AND HIS WIFE, THE ONLY PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED TOLEDO, OHIO EARLIER ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE TO THE EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. WHILE CRUISING AT 8,000 FEET, MR. RUSHWORTH BEGAN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS AND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE MARION, IN AIRPORT. MR. RUSHWORTH STATED HE PUT THE GEAR SWITCH DOWN BUT ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 15. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT IS TO BE SUBMITTED UPON DETERMINATION.
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