# Accident 20091003050049A: Piper PA-32R-300, Whiteville, NC, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 19:15 local time
- Place: Whiteville, NC
- Airport: Columbus County Municipal Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2703° N, 78.7089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2703&lon=-78.7089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8809C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8809C-2016-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 88 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003050049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2000'. LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT (CPC) AND LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 24.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA004), Oct 3, 2009: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8809C), Whiteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and subsequent hard landing during an intentional gear-up landing following multiple mechanical malfunctions. Also causal to the accident was an inoperative landing gear…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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