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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · De Quine, AR · April 3, 2021

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Date
April 3, 2021 · 13:00 local
Place
De Quine, AR
Airport
De Queen
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31609
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
421 total
N31609Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885111 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N31609 was cruising at 6000' on an IFR fp when they notified ATC of a potential electrical loss and needed to divert to

Kdeq. N31609 was over kdeq at the time of the incident and appeared to begin an immediate descent to the traffic pattern.N31609 later advised zfw omic that they were unable to lower the gear in the pattern, and executed an "uneventful" gearup landing at kdeq. This will be amended as soon as more information is available.. Maintenance to be scheduled at a much later date

As the FAA filed it

N31609 WAS CRUISING AT 6000' ON AN IFR FP WHEN THEY NOTIFIED ATC OF A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL LOSS AND NEEDED TO DIVERT TO

KDEQ. N31609 WAS OVER KDEQ AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND APPEARED TO BEGIN AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.N31609 LATER ADVISED ZFW OMIC THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOWER THE GEAR IN THE PATTERN, AND EXECUTED AN "UNEVENTFUL" GEARUP LANDING AT KDEQ. THIS WILL BE AMENDED AS SOON AS MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.. MAINTENANCE TO BE SCHEDULED AT A MUCH LATER DATE