What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 18, 2014 at approximately 1540 local, (2040 UTC), the multi-engine, instrument-rated commercial pilot landed the Piper PA-28-R200 series aircraft at the Lloyd Stearman Field (1K1), Benton, Kansas, with the aircraft?s landing gear in the retracted position.
The aircraft departed the richard Lloyd jones jr. airport (krvs), tulsa, Oklahoma en-route to 1K1 at a cruising altitude of 7000 feet mean sea level (MSL). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the destination airport at the time of the incident.
While en-route, the airman experienced an aircraft electrical problem which subsequently resulted in a loss of radio communication with air traffic control (ATC). ATC radar and audio recordings indicate that the aircraft?s descent profile, once initiated, was flown at a faster airspeed than the manufacturer?s recommended airspeed for an emergency gear extension. The pilot stated that due to the compounding electrical issues with the aircraft, that the emergency gear extension procedure was modified to adapt to the changing situation.
The aircraft subsequently landed on the runway with the landing gear retracted. Upon the arrival of airport personnel, the aircraft was inspected to determine the functionality of the landing gear position lights; the aircraft was subsequently raised up off the runway by two tractors allowing the landing gear to extend to the down and locked position.
The airman, the sole occupant on board the aircraft at the time of this incident, did not sustain any injuries.
A post-incident inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any anomaly or system failure that would have prevented alternate gear extension; this inspection also determined that the landing gear system, including the landing gear doors, were not in transit at the time of touch-down.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 18, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1540 LOCAL, (2040 UTC), THE MULTI-ENGINE, INSTRUMENT-RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT LANDED THE PIPER PA-28-R200 SERIES AIRCRAFT AT THE LLOYD STEARMAN FIELD (1K1), BENTON, KANSAS, WITH THE AIRCRAFT?S LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR. AIRPORT (KRVS), TULSA, OKLAHOMA EN-ROUTE TO 1K1 AT A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 7000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
WHILE EN-ROUTE, THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCED AN AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN A LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC). ATC RADAR AND AUDIO RECORDINGS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT?S DESCENT PROFILE, ONCE INITIATED, WAS FLOWN AT A FASTER AIRSPEED THAN THE MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDED AIRSPEED FOR AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT STATED THAT DUE TO THE COMPOUNDING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT, THAT THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS MODIFIED TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGING SITUATION.
THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. UPON THE ARRIVAL OF AIRPORT PERSONNEL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS; THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RAISED UP OFF THE RUNWAY BY TWO TRACTORS ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.
THE AIRMAN, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.
A POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALY OR SYSTEM FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION; THIS INSPECTION ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE LANDING GEAR DOORS, WERE NOT IN TRANSIT AT THE TIME OF TOUCH-DOWN.
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