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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Sanford, NC · October 4, 2004

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Date
October 4, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place
Sanford, NC
Airport
Sanford-Lee County Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9342P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,760 total967 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N9342PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4840 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) While practicing approaches at Sanford lee county airport a total electrical failure occurred requiring a missed approach and subsequent manual gear extension. The pilot and passenger followed the written instructions for manual gear extension and attempted to lock the gear in the down position, however, with the electrical failure this could not be assured with the gear down and locked indications. The pilot stated that this aircraft had a history of electrical problems associated with the solenoid oxidizing and as a preventive measure he had it replaced every 5 years.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING APPROACHES AT SANFORD LEE COUNTY AIRPORT A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED REQUIRING A MISSED APPROACH AND SUBSEQUENT MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER FOLLOWED THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION, HOWEVER, WITH THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE THIS COULD NOT BE ASSURED WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOLENOID OXIDIZING AND AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE HE HAD IT REPLACED EVERY 5 YEARS.