# Accident 20201119015989A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Penrose, CO, November 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2020, 18:30 local time
- Place: Penrose, CO
- Airport: Fremont County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4286° N, 105.1068° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4286&lon=-105.1068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4187H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4187H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (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-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,793 total, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201119015989A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT SO PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT ON BATTERY POWER.  APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM AIRPORT KEYED MIKE TO BRIGHTEN RUNWAY LIGHTS AND LOWERED LANDING GEAR.  ACTUATION OF LANDING GEAR DRAINED REMAINDER OF BATTERY.  COULD NOT VERIFY IF LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN.  COPILOT USED CELL PHONE LIGHT TO AID PILOT IN INSTRUMENT VIEWING FOR LANDING.  LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED RESULTING IN BELLY LANDING AND PROP STRIKE AT LOW POWER SETTING.  POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND SHREDDED ALTERNATOR BELT IN THE 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 CEN21LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA065), Nov 20, 2020: Piper PA32R (N4187H), Canon City, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the alternator drive belt, which resulted in insufficient electrical power to extend the landing gear and a subsequent gear-up 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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