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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Arcadia, FL · June 12, 2023

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Date
June 12, 2023 · 12:43 local
Place
Arcadia, FL
Airport
Arcadia Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N617ED
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,796 total52 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days
N617EDRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4765 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On 06/12/2023, 1243 EDT, the PIC of privacy data omitted, PA-24-260, privacy data omitted, experienced smoke in the cockpit and performed an emergency landing at Arcadia Municipal Airport, FL. The PIC was on a personal flight departing from manatee airport, FL (48X) to river oak airport, FL (00FL). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The PIC landed the aircraft safely while the landing gear was still retracted. The PIC was uninjured and the aircraft sustained minor damage.

In review of the evidence surrounding this incident, the PIC was at the controls ofprivacy data omitted while cruising at 1,000 ft. en route to 00FL, when he noticed smoke in the cockpit and prepared to perform an emergency landing. During the emergency landing, the PIC reported that he placed the landing gear handle in the down positon and began to pump the emergency gear extension lever to extend the gear. The PIC also stated that he turned off the master and avionics switches as he believed the cause of the smoke to be electrical. The PIC said he noticed that 48X was the nearest airport. After touchdown at X48, the aircraft began to slide down the runway as the gear moved to its up position. The PIC reported in his statement that the landing gear was not in its full down and locked position and could not be verified due to the master switch being turned off.

As the FAA filed it

ON 06/12/2023, 1243 EDT, THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA-24-260, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT ARCADIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FL. THE PIC WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM MANATEE AIRPORT, FL (48X) TO RIVER OAK AIRPORT, FL (00FL). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WHILE THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. THE PIC WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

IN REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE SURROUNDING THIS INCIDENT, THE PIC WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE CRUISING AT 1,000 FT. EN ROUTE TO 00FL, WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND PREPARED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITON AND BEGAN TO PUMP THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE PIC ALSO STATED THAT HE TURNED OFF THE MASTER AND AVIONICS SWITCHES AS HE BELIEVED THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE TO BE ELECTRICAL. THE PIC SAID HE NOTICED THAT 48X WAS THE NEAREST AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT X48, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY AS THE GEAR MOVED TO ITS UP POSITION. THE PIC REPORTED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT IN ITS FULL DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND COULD NOT BE VERIFIED DUE TO THE MASTER SWITCH BEING TURNED OFF.