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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Pellston, MI · August 16, 2009

Date: August 16, 2009 · 13:10 local
Place: Pellston, MI
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9146R
Reported as: Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1,600 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N9146RRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 4608138 · Built 1988 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed harbor springs municipal airport (mgn), harbor springs, MI. Climbing through 3000 feet the pilot reported that the aircraft lost all electrical power. The pilot made numerous, unsuccessful attempts to extend the landing gear using the emergency checklist gear extension procedure. The pilot then elected to land at Pellston regional airport (pln), Pellston, MI. The pilot landed the aircraft gear up on the grass at Pellston regional airport, parallel to and on the north side (right) of runway 23 at approximately the 4000 foot mark. There were no injuries to the pilot or two passengers on board. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HARBOR SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MGN), HARBOR SPRINGS, MI. CLIMBING THROUGH 3000 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT MADE NUMEROUS, UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO LAND AT PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (PLN), PELLSTON, MI. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP ON THE GRASS AT PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, PARALLEL TO AND ON THE NORTH SIDE (RIGHT) OF RUNWAY 23 AT APPROXIMATELY THE 4000 FOOT MARK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.