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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Paola, KS · June 13, 2013

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Date
June 13, 2013 · 13:50 local
Place
Paola, KS
Airport
Miami County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2547Y
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-541 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total1,500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N2547YRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8529018 · Built 1985Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301TEngine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After departure the pilot noticed the fuel caps had not been secured and fuel was venting from the fuel filler ports. The pilot returned to the departure airport and upon landing failed to extend the landing gear thus landing the aircraft with the landing gear firmly in the wells. The aircraft sustained minor damage and a small fire erupted on the left wing when sparks generated due to the gear-up landing ignited fuel vented from the unsecured fuel cap.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL CAPS HAD NOT BEEN SECURED AND FUEL WAS VENTING FROM THE FUEL FILLER PORTS. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND UPON LANDING FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR THUS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR FIRMLY IN THE WELLS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED ON THE LEFT WING WHEN SPARKS GENERATED DUE TO THE GEAR-UP LANDING IGNITED FUEL VENTED FROM THE UNSECURED FUEL CAP.