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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Artesia, NM · April 7, 2012

Date: April 7, 2012 · 08:45 local
Place: Artesia, NM
Airport: Artesia Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N81645
Reported as: Piper PA-28RT-201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 188 total141 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N81645Registered now · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-8031071 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 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 landed gear up on runway 3. The pilot said he experienced an electrical problem, had lost all his radios and had selected the gear to the down position and thought they were down. The gear selector was in the down position. He was asked to place the gear selector back in the up position and turn the master switch on. When the master was turned on the gear warning horn activated.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 3. THE PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, HAD LOST ALL HIS RADIOS AND HAD SELECTED THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION AND THOUGHT THEY WERE DOWN. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE WAS ASKED TO PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR BACK IN THE UP POSITION AND TURN THE MASTER SWITCH ON. WHEN THE MASTER WAS TURNED ON THE GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATED.

Other reports on N81645 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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