# Incident 20170907015919I: Avery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL, Klamath Falls, OR, September 7, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2017, 09:45 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N657HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N657HP-2018-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL (registry code 05610HZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/avery-john-w-avery-2-air-travel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVERY JOHN W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,968 total, 13 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170907015919I

## Narrative

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

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 20150606007479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606007479I), Jun 6, 2015: Avery John W AVERY #2 AIR TRAVEL (N657HP), Corvallis, OR, Minor damage. Pilot 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…

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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