# Incident 20051030025619I: Piper PA32R300, Bellefonte, PA, October 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2005, 16:10 local time
- Place: Bellefonte, PA
- Airport: Bellefonte Skypark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9142° N, 77.7682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellefonte, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9142&lon=-77.7682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8499F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8499F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051030025619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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