# Incident 20110702023729I: Piper PA-28R-200, Queensbury, NY, July 2, 2011 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 2, 2011, 13:55 local time - Place: Queensbury, NY - Airport: Floyd Bennett Memorial Field - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 43.3412° N, 73.6103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLOYD BENNETT MEML (GFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3412&lon=-73.6103&mi=10 - Aircraft: N221SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221SD) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200 - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 209 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702023729I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## Other reports on N221SD (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20091004050019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091004050019I), Oct 4, 2009: Piper PA-28R-200 (N221SD), Linden, NJ, Minor damage. On October 4, 2009 subject airman stated while attempting to land at Linden Airport he did not have a nose gear down light. Subject airman stated he attempted… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.