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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · El Cajon, CA · December 17, 2006

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Date
December 17, 2006 · 10:11 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N641WP
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total15 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days
N641WPRegistration cancelled Dec 27, 2007 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1527 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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) The pilot stated that after departure from Gillespie field in El Cajon, CA, the aircraft experienced an electrical system failure and he returned to the airport for landing. According to the pilot, there was not enough electrical power to operate the landing gear and that the gear was extended using emergency gear extension procedures. Upon landing roll-out, the nose landing gear collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM GILLESPIE FIELD IN EL CAJON, CA, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AND HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ELECTRICAL POWER TO OPERATE THE LANDING GEAR AND THAT THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. UPON LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.