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| Date: | Monday 20 January 2025 |
| Time: | c. 12:02 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-400 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8511P |
| MSN: | 26-91 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4018 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Georgetown Executive Airport (GTU/KGTU), Georgetown, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barcelos Airport, AM (BAZ/SWBC) |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft landed gear-up in the grass to the left side of runway 36 at Georgetown Executive Airport (GTU).
Pilot had reportedly had a flight control emergency due to pitch trim malfunction. The aircraft was difficult to control. ATC vectored him to nearest airport, which was Georgetown, TX (KGTU). ATC would tell him to “start and stop turns”, assigned altitudes, and made sure he had the runway in sight once close enough. The pilot then said he had no gear down indication and advised he would be landing gear up, in the dirt.
Sources:
FAA ASIAS
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n8511p#38cd60fb
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N8511P/history/20250120/1725Z/KBAZ/KGTU
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2025 16:56 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-Jan-2025 15:31 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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