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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Avery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL · Klamath Falls, OR · September 7, 2017

Date: September 7, 2017 · 09:45 local
Place: Klamath Falls, OR
Airport: Klamath Falls
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N657HP
Reported as: Avery John W Avery #2 AIR Travel
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,968 total13 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N657HPRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2018 · Avery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVELS/N 465 · Built 2000 Airframe modelAvery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

PIC reported electrical system began to fail 20 miles from lmt en route from cvo to mev. Voltage dropped from 24 to 7 volts quickly. PIC requested landing at lmt but radio contact not completed due to electrical failure. No emergency was declared. PIC reported MLG could not be extended with electrical motor and that emergency hydraulic gear extension takes 3 minutes to pump down and lock. PIC reported insufficent time to extend gear as engine started to sputter 3 miles out from lmt. Aircraft landed rwy 14 gear up on belly tank. Heavy damage to propeller and engine, belly fuel tank below fuselage took most damage to airframe on touchdown. Minor damage suspected to airframe.

As the FAA filed it

PIC REPORTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN TO FAIL 20 MILES FROM LMT EN ROUTE FROM CVO TO MEV. VOLTAGE DROPPED FROM 24 TO 7 VOLTS QUICKLY. PIC REQUESTED LANDING AT LMT BUT RADIO CONTACT NOT COMPLETED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. PIC REPORTED MLG COULD NOT BE EXTENDED WITH ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND THAT EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC GEAR EXTENSION TAKES 3 MINUTES TO PUMP DOWN AND LOCK. PIC REPORTED INSUFFICENT TIME TO EXTEND GEAR AS ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER 3 MILES OUT FROM LMT. AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 14 GEAR UP ON BELLY TANK. HEAVY DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND ENGINE, BELLY FUEL TANK BELOW FUSELAGE TOOK MOST DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME ON TOUCHDOWN. MINOR DAMAGE SUSPECTED TO AIRFRAME.

Other reports on N657HP · 1

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

Incident 20150606007479ILanding: Rollout · Corvallis, ORPilot was hired to conduct aircraft flight check for owner who is no longer current to fly. Pilot noted landing gear green indication on final and noted hydraulic pressure gauge normal for gear down. Touched down on mains okay but when nose gear touched it…Jun 6, 2015 · Minor damage