20170513009679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Redding, CA · May 13, 2017

Date: May 13, 2017 · 11:47 local
Place: Redding, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5794P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N5794PRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2019 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-874 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 13th, N5749P a Piper PA-24-250 departed trk enroute to O85. Nearing the intended destination the pilot was attempting to switch radios from oakland ARTCC to Redding tower noticed that two of the aircraft's radio were inoperative. While at cruise the pilot contacted his friend on a cell phone. His friend contacted to rdd tower to coordinate a emergency landing at rdd. The friend contacted the pilot and the aircraft was setup a for a left downwind full stop landing to runway 30. Do the electrical failure the landing gear had to be manually extended. After contacting the runway all the landing gear collapsed and the propeller contacted the runway. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 13TH, N5749P A PIPER PA-24-250 DEPARTED TRK ENROUTE TO O85. NEARING THE INTENDED DESTINATION THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH RADIOS FROM OAKLAND ARTCC TO REDDING TOWER NOTICED THAT TWO OF THE AIRCRAFT'S RADIO WERE INOPERATIVE. WHILE AT CRUISE THE PILOT CONTACTED HIS FRIEND ON A CELL PHONE. HIS FRIEND CONTACTED TO RDD TOWER TO COORDINATE A EMERGENCY LANDING AT RDD. THE FRIEND CONTACTED THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETUP A FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND FULL STOP LANDING TO RUNWAY 30. DO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE LANDING GEAR HAD TO BE MANUALLY EXTENDED. AFTER CONTACTING THE RUNWAY ALL THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES.