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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Caldwell, ID · July 2, 2021

Date
July 2, 2021 · 21:50 local
Place
Caldwell, ID
Airport
Caldwell Industrial Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6286P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,895 total

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What happened

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

On 2 July, 2021 at approximately 2150 hrs MDT, a single engine Piper model PA-24-250 comanche aircraft experienced a landing gear electrical failure after partial landing gear extension and subsequent gear up landing at Caldwell Industrial Airport (eul), Caldwell, Idaho. The PIC stated the landing gear system was partially extended and the circuit breaker popped, and was unable to reset the circuit breaker or perform the emergency manual landing gear extension. The PIC was able to contact maintenance personnel on the ground who helped troubleshoot the landing gear system without success. The PIC and two passengers were uninjured and damage to the aircraft was minor.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2 JULY, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2150 HRS MDT, A SINGLE ENGINE PIPER MODEL PA-24-250 COMANCHE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER PARTIAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR UP LANDING AT CALDWELL INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT (EUL), CALDWELL, IDAHO. THE PIC STATED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, AND WAS UNABLE TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OR PERFORM THE EMERGENCY MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO CONTACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND WHO HELPED TROUBLESHOOT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR.

Other reports on N6286P · 2

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