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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · New Haven, CT · April 26, 2013

Date: April 26, 2013 · 04:17 local
Place: New Haven, CT
Airport: Tweed-New Haven
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1593G
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,908 total1,575 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During takoff departure and climb out from danbury airport, danbury, CT., (dxr), pilot lost all electrical power at approximately 7,500 feet AGL. Pilot then diverted to Tweed airport, New Haven, CT., (hvn) and declared emergency landing assistance and deployed emergency gear. During landing on runway 20 the pilot encountered a propellor strike which impacted the runway centerline for a distance of 150 feet. The aircraft flaps were fully retracted during landing due to loss of electrical power. The nose landing gear and the right main landing gear were not fully extended. During post incident investigation it was noted the alternator belt had broken and completely separated causing loss of electrical power. The aircraft battery was not fully serviced. The 3 bladed propellor had approx 6-8 inches of damaged and bent blades.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKOFF DEPARTURE AND CLIMB OUT FROM DANBURY AIRPORT, DANBURY, CT., (DXR), PILOT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 7,500 FEET AGL. PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO TWEED AIRPORT, NEW HAVEN, CT., (HVN) AND DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING ASSISTANCE AND DEPLOYED EMERGENCY GEAR. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A PROPELLOR STRIKE WHICH IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT FLAPS WERE FULLY RETRACTED DURING LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE NOT FULLY EXTENDED. DURING POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THE ALTERNATOR BELT HAD BROKEN AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY WAS NOT FULLY SERVICED. THE 3 BLADED PROPELLOR HAD APPROX 6-8 INCHES OF DAMAGED AND BENT BLADES.