# Incident 20160728011679I: Piper PA-28RT-201T, Stevens Point, WI, July 28, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2016, 08:00 local time
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Airport: Stevens Point Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5451° N, 89.5303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STEVENS POINT MUNI (STE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5451&lon=-89.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2157M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2157M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,206 total, 800 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728011679I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 3 AT STE.  AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.  THE PILOT REMAINED IN THE LANDING PATTERN FOR A RETURN TO RUNWAY 3.  PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT FAILED TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 3.

THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT MASTER SWITCH HAD BEEN LEFT ON SINCE THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN STE SIX DAYS EARLIER (07/22/2016) AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START INITIALLY DUE TO A DEPLETED BATTERY.  THE PILOT ARRANGED FOR AN EXTERNAL POWER START BUT THE BATTERY WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY CHARGED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF TO HANDLE ANTICIPATED ELECTRICAL LOADS, INCLUDING THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR.  PERSONNEL OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO ARRANGED TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT RAISED FROM THE GROUND AND EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL POWER APPLIED.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND LOCKED INTO PLACE UTILIZING THE NORMAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE.  IN ADDITION, THE VOLTAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY WAS 4.5 VOLTS (12 VOLT CAPACITY).

## Other reports on N2157M (1)

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

- [Incident 19930904050069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904050069I), Sep 4, 1993: Piper PA28R201T (N2157M), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear retracted. Appears pilot did not check position of gear handle.

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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