# Accident 20170126006099A: Piper PA-32R-300, Mohave Valley, AZ, January 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mohave Valley, AZ
- Airport: Sun Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0056° N, 114.5650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0056&lon=-114.5650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6885F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6885F-2018-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,570 total, 1,870 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170126006099A

## Narrative

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

ON 01/26/2017 AT 11:00 LOCAL TIME, N6885F, A PIPER PA32R-300, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH HIS WIFE AS PASSENGER, ON A 14CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, DEPARTED SUN VALLEY AIRPARK (A20).

THE PILOT STATED IN THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE: THEY WERE RETURNING TO THEIR HOME IN COLTON, CA. (KREI) AFTER SPENDING A FEW DAYS AT SUN VALLEY. A FEW MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE STAYED IN THE AREA OF THE AIRPORT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE CYCLED THE MASTER AND RADIO SWITCHES SEVERAL TIMES AND CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO NO AVAIL.

HE DECIDED TO RETURN AND LAND. HE PUT THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE AUTO EXTEND MODE, SLOWED TO 80-85 KNOTS, SHOOK THE TAIL AND RETURNED TO A20. HE SET UP FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING AND LANDED ON THE SAME RUNWAY THAT HE DEPARTED FROM (36) .

UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EITHER COLLAPSED OR WAS NEVER DOWN. THE PLANE SLID LEFT INTO THE DIRT ON THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING AND ENGINE COWLING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA126), Jan 26, 2017: Piper PA32R (N6885F), Fort Mohave, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing.

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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