20211116019629I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Bentonville, AR · November 16, 2021

Date
November 16, 2021 · 21:13 local
Place
Bentonville, AR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6333P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total600 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On November 16, 2021 at approximately 21:13 CST, N633P a Piper PA-24-180, privacy data omitted operated by a private pilot landed in Bentonville, AR with the landing gear retracted. During approach the landing gear was selected down, which resulted in the landing gear motor circuit breaker popping. The pilot executed a missed approach to evaluate problem and attempt to extend landing gear. Rest of the circuit breaker did not correct the problem, an unsuccessful manual extension was attempted. The pilot elected to land with landing gear retracted, resulting in damage to propeller and belly skin damage. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 16, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 21:13 CST, N633P A PIPER PA-24-180, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT LANDED IN BENTONVILLE, AR WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. DURING APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING. THE PILOT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH TO EVALUATE PROBLEM AND ATTEMPT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. REST OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AN UNSUCCESSFUL MANUAL EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND BELLY SKIN DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.