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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Brigham City, UT · April 21, 2017

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Date
April 21, 2017 · 22:00 local
Place
Brigham City, UT
Airport
Brigham City Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N91BR
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,881 total4 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N91BRRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4326 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The pilot stated, they departed plu about 4PM MST and the weather was clear with few clouds and light winds. About halfway through the flight the radios were not functioning well so they were turned off. Fuel usage appeared higher than expected so they planned on landing at Brigham City, Utah kbmc to refuel before proceeding to spanish fork, Utah U77. When the gear selector was placed in the down position it was apparent that we had no electrical power. We orbited the airport and used the emergency checklist in the POH and the cover plate instructions on the emergency gear actuation box. The approach was made to runway 17, winds were light and variable. Touchdown was very gentle, on centerline, and upon lowering the nose, the nose continued dropping, slight wing drop to the right, prop struck the ground and the airplane fuselage gently hit the ground and we slid to a stop with only a slight curve to the right. I turned off the ignition switch as soon as the prop struck the ground. Power was at idle. I turned off the master switch, put the fuel selector to off and we exited the airplane. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED, THEY DEPARTED PLU ABOUT 4PM MST AND THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH FEW CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE FLIGHT THE RADIOS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WELL SO THEY WERE TURNED OFF. FUEL USAGE APPEARED HIGHER THAN EXPECTED SO THEY PLANNED ON LANDING AT BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH KBMC TO REFUEL BEFORE PROCEEDING TO SPANISH FORK, UTAH U77. WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION IT WAS APPARENT THAT WE HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. WE ORBITED THE AIRPORT AND USED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST IN THE POH AND THE COVER PLATE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE EMERGENCY GEAR ACTUATION BOX. THE APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 17, WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TOUCHDOWN WAS VERY GENTLE, ON CENTERLINE, AND UPON LOWERING THE NOSE, THE NOSE CONTINUED DROPPING, SLIGHT WING DROP TO THE RIGHT, PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE FUSELAGE GENTLY HIT THE GROUND AND WE SLID TO A STOP WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE RIGHT. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AS SOON AS THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. POWER WAS AT IDLE. I TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH, PUT THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF AND WE EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.