What happened
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On July 2, 2011 a Piper arrow ii, PA28R-200 piloted by privacy data omitted, departed kldj airport in linden new jersey. While flying north and approaching albany, NY the pilot experienced symptoms of an electrical system failure. Having established communications with a family member via cell phone, emergency responders were contacted. At approximately 13:55 local time, the aircraft landed at kgfl airport with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft touched down at the first 1000' mark of rwy 19 striking the propeller first for approximately 500 ft before the fuselage settled onto the runway and came to rest at approximately a 180 degree heading pointing relatively down rwy 19. Emergency vehicles and services responded. The pilot was examined at the scene and released with no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor airframe damage to the belly of the fuselage, the inboard edges of both trailing edge flaps, the boarding step on the lower RH side of the fuselage. The propeller sustained severe damage to all three blades from contact with the runway. This inspector arrived at the scene at approximately 15:15 local time. Pictures of the scene were taken for record and the pilots credentials verified. When the aircraft was lifted/jacked on the runway, the left and right main landing gear extended with gravity. Damage to the nose landing gear doors prevented the nose gear from lowering under gravity. The nose gear did deploy to the extended position with minimal force. The aircraft was towed off the runway and stored in the richair maintenance hanger for maintenance evaluation. The aircraft flight manual was located in the aft baggage area of the cabin. A review of the AFM emergency landing procedures shows consistancy with the procedures that the pilot described using before his attempted landing at kgfl. Review of the aircraft maintenance log books confirm the aircraft was within annual inspection requirements.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 2, 2011 A PIPER ARROW II, PA28R-200 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED KLDJ AIRPORT IN LINDEN NEW JERSEY. WHILE FLYING NORTH AND APPROACHING ALBANY, NY THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. HAVING ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATIONS WITH A FAMILY MEMBER VIA CELL PHONE, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE CONTACTED. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:55 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KGFL AIRPORT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE FIRST 1000' MARK OF RWY 19 STRIKING THE PROPELLER FIRST FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FT BEFORE THE FUSELAGE SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST AT APPROXIMATELY A 180 DEGREE HEADING POINTING RELATIVELY DOWN RWY 19. EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND SERVICES RESPONDED. THE PILOT WAS EXAMINED AT THE SCENE AND RELEASED WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR AIRFRAME DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE, THE INBOARD EDGES OF BOTH TRAILING EDGE FLAPS, THE BOARDING STEP ON THE LOWER RH SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE TO ALL THREE BLADES FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THIS INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 LOCAL TIME. PICTURES OF THE SCENE WERE TAKEN FOR RECORD AND THE PILOTS CREDENTIALS VERIFIED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED/JACKED ON THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED WITH GRAVITY. DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR FROM LOWERING UNDER GRAVITY. THE NOSE GEAR DID DEPLOY TO THE EXTENDED POSITION WITH MINIMAL FORCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STORED IN THE RICHAIR MAINTENANCE HANGER FOR MAINTENANCE EVALUATION. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL WAS LOCATED IN THE AFT BAGGAGE AREA OF THE CABIN. A REVIEW OF THE AFM EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES SHOWS CONSISTANCY WITH THE PROCEDURES THAT THE PILOT DESCRIBED USING BEFORE HIS ATTEMPTED LANDING AT KGFL. REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS CONFIRM THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN ANNUAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.
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