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PA32 pilot experiences an alternator failure due to a broken drive belt. The nose gear fails to extend fully during approach resulting in a propeller strike. A logbook check after the incident reveals that the annual inspection was one month overdue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1084647 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | DVFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generator/Alternator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18 Flight Crew Total 1908 Flight Crew Type 1575 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was forced to make an emergency landing due to electrical failure caused by a broken alternator belt. There were no injuries but the airplane suffered a propeller strike because the front landing gear did not fully extend. In the process of gathering information for the FAA and my insurance company I discovered that the annual should have been performed by march. It is very upsetting to me that now my standing with the FAA and my insurance company are in jeopardy in spite of handling the emergency successfully. I think that it would be a good idea for the facility that performs the annual to put a sticker notice of some sort in the pilot's view after the completion of the annual stating when the next annual for that aircraft is due. I had noted the date of the previous annual in my logbook but that note was a few pages back and not readily noticeable to me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA32 pilot experiences an alternator failure due to a broken drive belt. The nose gear fails to extend fully during approach resulting in a propeller strike. A logbook check after the incident reveals that the annual inspection was one month overdue.
Narrative: I was forced to make an emergency landing due to electrical failure caused by a broken alternator belt. There were no injuries but the airplane suffered a propeller strike because the front landing gear did not fully extend. In the process of gathering information for the FAA and my insurance company I discovered that the Annual should have been performed by March. It is very upsetting to me that now my standing with the FAA and my insurance company are in jeopardy in spite of handling the emergency successfully. I think that it would be a good idea for the facility that performs the Annual to put a sticker notice of some sort in the pilot's view after the completion of the Annual stating when the next Annual for that aircraft is due. I had noted the date of the previous annual in my logbook but that note was a few pages back and not readily noticeable to me.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.