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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Hazard, KY · June 24, 2008

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Date
June 24, 2008 · 15:30 local
Place
Hazard, KY
Airport
Wendell H Ford
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5669V
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N5669VRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780356Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300

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What happened

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(-23) N5669V a PA-32R-300 WA on an IFR flight plan at 11,000 ft in the vicinity of azq VOR when the aircraft had an engine failure. The aricraft landed gear up on runway 14 at K20 in Hazard, KY. Pilot was sole occupant onboard and had no injury. Witnesses stated the aircraft was approaching the airport very low from the north and did not have the gear down. Pilot stated he lost power awhile in cruise at 11,000 ft got vectors to Hazard airport (K20) pilot elected to leave the gear up in order to extend his glide to make the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N5669V A PA-32R-300 WA ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT 11,000 FT IN THE VICINITY OF AZQ VOR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ARICRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 14 AT K20 IN HAZARD, KY. PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD AND HAD NO INJURY. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE AIRPORT VERY LOW FROM THE NORTH AND DID NOT HAVE THE GEAR DOWN. PILOT STATED HE LOST POWER AWHILE IN CRUISE AT 11,000 FT GOT VECTORS TO HAZARD AIRPORT (K20) PILOT ELECTED TO LEAVE THE GEAR UP IN ORDER TO EXTEND HIS GLIDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY.