# Incident 20210702012189I: Piper PA-24-250, Caldwell, ID, July 2, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2021, 21:50 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6286P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6286P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,895 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210702012189I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20030925031769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030925031769I), Sep 25, 2003: Piper PA24250 (N6286P), Danville, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he forgot to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown. The aircraft sustained minor damage.
- [Accident 19820313022929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313022929A), Mar 13, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N6286P), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in crosswind. Ran off runway into a ditch. Tower gave crosswind runway, into wind available.

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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