20051030025619I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Bellefonte, PA · October 30, 2005

Date: October 30, 2005 · 16:10 local
Place: Bellefonte, PA
Airport: Bellefonte Skypark Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8499F
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8499FRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780106 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-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) Electrical system malfunction affected landing gear down actuation. Pilot landed gear up. Minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AFFECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN ACTUATION. PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.