# Incident 20230307005409I: Piper PA-32R-301, Anderson, SC, March 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2023, 12:30 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: Anderson Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4946° N, 82.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANDERSON RGNL (AND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4946&lon=-82.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N895TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N895TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230307005409I

## Narrative

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

STATEMENT OF EVENT:

PILOT STATEMENT: HERE IS A STATEMENT OF WHAT OCCURRED ON MARCH 7, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM.

I TOOK OFF HEADING TO PICKENS AIRPORT. ON THE DOWN WIND SIDE OF RW 23 AT ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1700 FEET, I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. I DECIDED TO HEAD BACK TO RW 23 TO LAND. I DROPPED MY FLAPS AND HEADED TO RW 23. THERE WERE 2 OTHER PLANES IN THE PATTERN. SO, WITH NO COMMUNICATION, I WAS WATCHING FOR THE TRAFFIC. WHEN I KNEW I HAD THE FIELD MADE, I BELLY LANDED THE PLANE. I WAS SO CONSCIENTIOUS OF THE OTHER PLANES, THAT I FORGOT TO PULL THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE PLANE.

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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