- Date
- August 12, 1985, 08:42 local (12:42 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6522CPiper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850812041649A
- Case key
- 31440
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot stated that while enroute he experienced an electrical system failure. During approach to the airport he could not get the landing gear to extend and he made a gear up landing. As the aircraft was raised after the accident the landing gear extended and locked. Post crash inspection of the aircraft's electrical system and landing gear system revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6522C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887003
- Airframe hours
- 1,343
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540 SER, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clayton L. Flowers
- Registered owner
- Teague And Nelson Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1974 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- OR1 · Atmore, AL
- Destination
- 23J · Jacksonville, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JAX · Jacksonville Int'L, runway 7, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 715 total · 8 in this make and model · 566 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX
FAA reports on this event · 1
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