# Incident 20160403003259I: Piper PA-28R-201T, Gonzales, LA, April 3, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2016, 18:30 local time
- Place: Gonzales, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2127° N, 90.9224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2127&lon=-90.9224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47589) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO -360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 22 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160403003259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE RELOCATING AIRCRAFT FROM (KHDC) HAMMOND REGIONAL AIRPORT TO (L38) GONZALES LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE WITH LOW MANIFOLD PRESSURES WITH HIGH ENGINE RPM INDICATIONS. IT BECAME NECESSARY TO PUSH THE OPERATIONAL RPM LIMITS OF THE ENGINE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. 16 MILES FROM L38, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT ACHIEVE NORMAL OPERATIONAL SPEEDS WITH THE SPEED NOT EXCEEDING AN 85 KNOT INDICATED AIRSPEED AT FULL POWER LEVEL FLIGHT, BUT APPEARED STABLE WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE RPM SETTINGS.

UPON ENTRY INTO L38 AIRSPACE, FULL ENGINE POWER SETTING WAS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AFTER ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE POWER CAUSED LOSS OF ALTITUDE. PILOT OVERRODE THE LANDING GEAR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. THE HIGHER POWER SETTINGS APPEARED TO STABILIZE THE ENGINES OPERATION.  DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35, AT FULL POWER THROTTLE SETTING PILOT BELIEVED HE HEARD STALL HORN ALERT INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDING PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. LANDING GEAR WAS LEFT UP AND A/C LANDED ON ITS BELLY DAMAGING THE UNDERSIDE FUSELAGES AND PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY UNDER ENGINE POWER. FURTHER INVESTRIGATION RESULTS UPON ENGINE TEAR DOWN WILL RESULT IN AMENDMENT OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N47589 (4)

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

- [Accident 20110121001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110121001939A), Jan 21, 2011: Piper PA-28R-201T (N47589), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. 01/21/2011, 1337 PST, N47589, a Piper aircraft PA-28R, while on final approach to ksna, pilot stated only main gear indicated down, nose gear still indicated…
- [Incident 20090311001849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090311001849I), Mar 11, 2009: Piper PA28R201T (N47589), St George, UT, Minor damage. (-23) On 03/11/09 at st. George, UT (sgu) a PA-28-201T, N47589, landed gear up while performing a short field landing maneuver, the PIC and a DPE were onboard,…
- [Incident 20070802016139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070802016139I), Aug 2, 2007: Piper PA28R201T (N47589), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. (-23) While on downwind for landing at John Wayne airport (ksna) for runway 19R the pilot of N47589 Piper PA-28R-201T, s/n 28R-7703404 reported that the pilot…
- [Incident 20050508010379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050508010379I), May 8, 2005: Piper PA28R201T (N47589), Oxford, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot initiated takeoff roll and at approximately 50-60 knots indicated airspeed and 1000' feet down the runway the nose gear collapsed causing the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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