20080109000539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Springdale, AR · January 9, 2008

Date: January 9, 2008 · 13:10 local
Place: Springdale, AR
Airport: Springdale Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N54412
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 284 total16 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N54412Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7435098 · Built 1973 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) At approximately 1310 local on 9 jan 2008 the pilot privacy data omitted departed Springdale Municipal Airport, Springdale Arkansas enroute to walnut ridge, Arkansas in his Piper 28-200R (N54412). Shortly after leaving the traffic pattern to intercept 090 radial he smelled gas fumes and noticed smoke curling over the instrument panel toward him. He immediately declared an emergency and was cleared to land. He states while attempting the emergency landing he failed to lower the landing gear. The aircraft landed gear up and came to rest partially off the right side of rwy 18 close to the end of the rwy. No injuries. Prop tips were bent and minor damage to underside of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1310 LOCAL ON 9 JAN 2008 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SPRINGDALE ARKANSAS ENROUTE TO WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS IN HIS PIPER 28-200R (N54412). SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO INTERCEPT 090 RADIAL HE SMELLED GAS FUMES AND NOTICED SMOKE CURLING OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TOWARD HIM. HE IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. HE STATES WHILE ATTEMPTING THE EMERGENCY LANDING HE FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND CAME TO REST PARTIALLY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 18 CLOSE TO THE END OF THE RWY. NO INJURIES. PROP TIPS WERE BENT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT.