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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Brownfield, TX · January 8, 2013

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Date
January 8, 2013 · 13:00 local
Place
Brownfield, TX
Airport
Terry County Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5593P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
168 total20 in the last 90 days
N5593PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24660 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On January 8, 2013, the aircraft landed with gear up at Terry County Airport near Brownfield, TX. The pilot said that while enroute from Brownfield, TX to lubbock, TX., the aircraft experienced avionics electrical failure and he elected to return to Brownfield. The airman said he thought he had a complete electrical failure. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 8, 2013, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP AT TERRY COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR BROWNFIELD, TX. THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ENROUTE FROM BROWNFIELD, TX TO LUBBOCK, TX., THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AVIONICS ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO BROWNFIELD. THE AIRMAN SAID HE THOUGHT HE HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED.