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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Charlotte, NC · March 13, 2006

Date: March 13, 2006 · 21:47 local
Place: Charlotte, NC
Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FFKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6934J
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total120 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N6934JRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680389 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that he was cleared for the visual approach rwy 23 at clt. He was handed off to the tower and cleared to land. He states that 5 miles out he extended the gear and believed it went down, saw "three green". Approx 4 miles out he says he lost all electrical and went through the checklist and continued for landing. Personnel in the tower stated "on short final, the control tower noticed that REX132'S landing gear was up. The tower instructed REX132 to go around. At approximately 2147Z, REX132 landed runway 23 landing gear up. REX132 did not acknowledge the instruction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH RWY 23 AT CLT. HE WAS HANDED OFF TO THE TOWER AND CLEARED TO LAND. HE STATES THAT 5 MILES OUT HE EXTENDED THE GEAR AND BELIEVED IT WENT DOWN, SAW "THREE GREEN". APPROX 4 MILES OUT HE SAYS HE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL AND WENT THROUGH THE CHECKLIST AND CONTINUED FOR LANDING. PERSONNEL IN THE TOWER STATED "ON SHORT FINAL, THE CONTROL TOWER NOTICED THAT REX132'S LANDING GEAR WAS UP. THE TOWER INSTRUCTED REX132 TO GO AROUND. AT APPROXIMATELY 2147Z, REX132 LANDED RUNWAY 23 LANDING GEAR UP. REX132 DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE INSTRUCTION.