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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Georgetown, TX · January 20, 2025

Date: January 20, 2025 · 13:00 local
Place: Georgetown, TX
Airport: Georgetown Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8511P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-400
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,018 total

N8511PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-400S/N 26-91 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-400 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

PIC departed baz in route to gtu. PIC climbed to 6000 asl with autopilot still off. PIC adjusted the manual overhead trim when he heard a pop in the cabin and the aircraft started to pull nose down. He attemped to make further adjustments but was unable to maintain level altitude with one hand. PIC stated he was able to maintain control of the aircraft as long as he kept both hands on the control wheel. He contacted aus tower and declared his intention to go to gtu. On approach to gtu, he put the landing gear lever in the gear down position but, gear warning horn sounded. He conducted a flyby with gtu tower and it was confirmed the gear was not extend. PIC was unable to reach gear emergency extend handle as he was not able to maintain control if he moved hands from control wheel. He landed 'gear up' next to runway 36. There were no injuries and the aircraft damage to the aircraft is determined to be minor.

As the FAA filed it

PIC DEPARTED BAZ IN ROUTE TO GTU. PIC CLIMBED TO 6000 ASL WITH AUTOPILOT STILL OFF. PIC ADJUSTED THE MANUAL OVERHEAD TRIM WHEN HE HEARD A POP IN THE CABIN AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL NOSE DOWN. HE ATTEMPED TO MAKE FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL ALTITUDE WITH ONE HAND. PIC STATED HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS LONG AS HE KEPT BOTH HANDS ON THE CONTROL WHEEL. HE CONTACTED AUS TOWER AND DECLARED HIS INTENTION TO GO TO GTU. ON APPROACH TO GTU, HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION BUT, GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. HE CONDUCTED A FLYBY WITH GTU TOWER AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTEND. PIC WAS UNABLE TO REACH GEAR EMERGENCY EXTEND HANDLE AS HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL IF HE MOVED HANDS FROM CONTROL WHEEL. HE LANDED 'GEAR UP' NEXT TO RUNWAY 36. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS DETERMINED TO BE MINOR.

Other reports on N8511P · 1

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

Incident 20171207022809ICruise/Level Flight · Seymour, TXDecember 7, 2017, at approximately 1125 CST, N8511P, a 1965 Piper PA-24-400 made an off field landing near the intersection of county road 2070 and county road 435 approximately 9.5 miles south west of Seymour, Texas airport (60F) the engine failure was due…Dec 7, 2017 · Minor damage