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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Birmingham, AL · August 12, 2005

Date: August 12, 2005 · 14:00 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8342C
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 329 total37 in this make and model

N8342CRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7635149 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) Departed bessemer (eky) airport and climbed out contacted bhm approach, inbound vector approach ATC reported clear. When ober brookwood hospital lost all communications, switched to #2 com-sqauked 7500 bad comm advised with double click. Followed ATC to turn radio to 119.9. Cleared to runway 18 and went to put the gear down and had a complete electrical failure. Went to emergency gear down, no response continued landing not knowing if gear was down. Feathered throttle and landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTED BESSEMER (EKY) AIRPORT AND CLIMBED OUT CONTACTED BHM APPROACH, INBOUND VECTOR APPROACH ATC REPORTED CLEAR. WHEN OBER BROOKWOOD HOSPITAL LOST ALL COMMUNICATIONS, SWITCHED TO #2 COM-SQAUKED 7500 BAD COMM ADVISED WITH DOUBLE CLICK. FOLLOWED ATC TO TURN RADIO TO 119.9. CLEARED TO RUNWAY 18 AND WENT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. WENT TO EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN, NO RESPONSE CONTINUED LANDING NOT KNOWING IF GEAR WAS DOWN. FEATHERED THROTTLE AND LANDED GEAR UP.