# Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow — Emergency Procedures (independently worded)

> **NOT FOR FLIGHT** — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: partial | 1 unresolved safety defect(s)

Emergency procedures for the Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow. Memory items are marked and should be committed to memory for execution without checklist reference when time does not permit. The Arrow has a hydraulic retractable gear system with an automatic gear extension feature that lowers gear below a threshold airspeed — be aware this may activate during an emergency descent. Manual gear extension is available and detailed here. The Lycoming IO-360 is fuel-injected; there is no carburetor — the alternate air section addresses induction system blockage instead. All numerical limits must come from the specific aircraft POH. These procedures do not substitute for recurrent emergency training.

> **safety_defect**: Contains no airspeeds, power settings, fuel quantities or other limitations — must come from aircraft POH.
> **content_gap**: Equipment variations exist across this model/variant. Verify items against the specific aircraft before use.

## Engine Failure on Takeoff — Before or At Liftoff (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle `MEMORY` — **CLOSE**
- [ ] Brakes — apply firmly to stop on remaining runway `MEMORY` — **APPLIED**
- [ ] Mixture `MEMORY` — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Ignition `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF WHEN LANDING ASSURED**
- [ ] Gear — if briefly airborne with insufficient altitude for return to runway — **LEAVE DOWN; LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON AVAILABLE SURFACE**
  <sub>Do not attempt a turn back to the runway at low altitude. Land ahead or within 30 degrees of runway heading.</sub>
- [ ] Flaps — if airborne over suitable terrain — **AS REQUIRED TO REDUCE LANDING SPEED ON AVAILABLE SURFACE**
- [ ] Occupants — **ADVISE TO BRACE**

## Engine Failure in Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — establish best-glide speed `MEMORY` — **PER POH — TRIM FOR HANDS-OFF GLIDE**
- [ ] Landing area — identify best available field or airport; begin turn toward it `MEMORY` — **SELECTED**
- [ ] Fuel selector — switch to opposite or fullest tank — **FULLEST TANK SELECTED**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Ignition — **BOTH — CONFIRM SWITCH IS ON**
- [ ] Primer — **IN AND LOCKED — open primer causes fuel starvation**
- [ ] Throttle — **ADVANCE TO CHECK FOR FUEL FLOW RESPONSE**
- [ ] Alternate air — **OPEN — if induction blockage or icing suspected**
- [ ] Engine restart attempt — if altitude and identified cause permit — **FOLLOW POH RESTART SEQUENCE; DO NOT WASTE ALTITUDE IF LOW**
- [ ] Mayday — transmit on 121.5 MHz or last assigned frequency — **AIRCRAFT TYPE, POSITION, ALTITUDE, INTENTIONS**
- [ ] Transponder — **SQUAWK 7700**
> **GO TO:** If engine does not restart — proceed to Forced Landing section

## Engine Fire in Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Fuel selector `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture `MEMORY` — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN — depletes residual fuel from induction system**
- [ ] Ignition `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Heater and ventilation — **ALL CLOSED — prevent smoke and fumes from entering cabin**
- [ ] Airspeed — increase if fire persists — **INCREASE TOWARD VNE TO STARVE FIRE OF OXYGEN — PER POH GUIDANCE**
- [ ] Declare emergency — 121.5 MHz or last ATC frequency — **MAYDAY TRANSMITTED**
- [ ] Gear — extend when landing is assured and airspeed is within gear operating speed per POH — **DOWN — THREE GREEN CONFIRMED**
> **GO TO:** Proceed to Forced Landing section

## Engine Fire on Ground (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Ignition `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Fuel selector `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Master switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Throttle — briefly open to pull fuel from cylinders if fire is in induction system — **FULL OPEN MOMENTARILY; THEN CLOSED**
- [ ] Occupants — evacuate immediately via upwind door; move well clear `MEMORY` — **EVACUATED**
- [ ] Fire extinguisher — **DISCHARGE ON FIRE IF SAFE TO DO SO; DO NOT DELAY EVACUATION**
- [ ] Emergency services — **CALL 911 OR AIRPORT EMERGENCY IMMEDIATELY**

## Electrical Fire / Smoke in Cockpit (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF — removes battery power from all buses**
- [ ] Avionics master — **OFF**
- [ ] All electrical switches — **OFF — isolate all circuit loads**
- [ ] Cockpit vents — fresh-air vents only — **OPEN TO VENTILATE; HEATER CLOSED**
- [ ] Fire extinguisher — **USE IF SMOKE PERSISTS AFTER POWER REMOVED; AIM AT SOURCE**
- [ ] Land as soon as possible — declare emergency `MEMORY` — **DIVERTING TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT**
- [ ] Electrical equipment — selective restoration if navigation required — **RESTORE MASTER AND INDIVIDUAL SWITCHES ONE AT A TIME; MONITOR FOR SMOKE RECURRENCE**

## Loss of Oil Pressure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Oil pressure gauge — confirm low reading; cross-check oil temperature `MEMORY` — **LOW PRESSURE CONFIRMED; TEMPERATURE TREND NOTED**
- [ ] Power — reduce to minimum required for flight `MEMORY` — **POWER REDUCED — LOWER POWER REDUCES OIL DEMAND AND HEAT**
- [ ] Land immediately — select nearest suitable airport or field `MEMORY` — **DIVERTING — ENGINE MAY SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING IF OIL IS LOST**
- [ ] Airspeed — maintain at or below best-glide speed; prepare for sudden engine failure — **AT OR BELOW BEST-GLIDE AIRSPEED**
- [ ] Declare emergency — **ADVISE ATC OF DIVERSION; SQUAWK 7700 IF WARRANTED**
- [ ] Engine shutdown — if temperature in red arc or seizure imminent — **SHUT DOWN TO PREVENT FIRE AND RETAIN GLIDE OPTIONS**

## Alternate Air / Induction System Blockage (ABNORMAL)

- [ ] Engine roughness or power loss — assess induction system — **NOTE CONDITIONS; CONFIRM SYMPTOMS**
- [ ] Alternate air control `MEMORY` — **OPEN — allows engine to draw unfiltered warm air past blocked inlet**
  <sub>IO-360 is fuel-injected; no carburetor ice risk. Alternate air addresses blocked primary air inlet or induction icing in freezing conditions.</sub>
- [ ] Power — adjust as needed — **EXPECT SLIGHT POWER REDUCTION ON ALTERNATE AIR — WARMER, LESS-DENSE AIR**
- [ ] Conditions — exit visible moisture or icing conditions promptly — **DEPARTING ICING CONDITIONS**
- [ ] Alternate air — **RETURN TO RAM AIR AFTER CLEAR OF CONDITIONS AND ENGINE RUNNING NORMALLY**

## Forced Landing (Power-Off) (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Best-glide airspeed — establish and trim hands-off `MEMORY` — **PER POH**
- [ ] Landing site — select best available: runway, paved road, or open field `MEMORY` — **SELECTED; ASSESSED FOR LENGTH, SURFACE, OBSTACLES, AND WIND**
- [ ] Squawk 7700 and transmit Mayday — **7700 SQUAWKED; MAYDAY ON 121.5 OR LAST FREQUENCY — POSITION AND INTENTIONS STATED**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **OFF WHEN LANDING IS ASSURED**
- [ ] Ignition — **OFF WHEN LANDING IS ASSURED**
- [ ] Master switch — **OFF BEFORE TOUCHDOWN (unless flaps still needed)**
- [ ] Gear — evaluate for terrain type — **DOWN FOR PAVED OR FIRM SURFACE; CONSIDER UP FOR ROUGH OR SOFT TERRAIN TO REDUCE FLIP-OVER RISK**
- [ ] Flaps — extend as needed to reduce approach speed — **FULL OR APPROACH SETTING PER POH IF ADEQUATE ALTITUDE REMAINS**
- [ ] Seatbelts and harnesses — all occupants — **CONFIRMED TIGHT; BRACE FOR IMPACT**
- [ ] Touchdown — aim for first third of available area; land into wind; wings level — **EXECUTED**

## Gear Unsafe / Gear Failure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Gear-unsafe horn — note conditions; do not assume false indication until investigated — **HORN CONDITION NOTED**
- [ ] Airspeed — confirm below maximum gear operating speed per POH — **WITHIN GEAR SPEED LIMIT**
- [ ] Gear handle — cycle DOWN; confirm fully seated — **CYCLED DOWN; HANDLE SEATED**
- [ ] Indicator lights — check all three legs — **NOTE WHICH SHOW GREEN, AMBER, OR NONE; CONSULT POH**
- [ ] Circuit breakers — gear indicator and hydraulic pump — **CHECK; RESET IF TRIPPED — ONCE ONLY**
- [ ] Maneuver — coordinated turns; sideslip may dislodge hung leg per POH guidance — **ATTEMPTED PER POH**
- [ ] Manual extension — if electrical or hydraulic failure — **PROCEED TO EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SECTION**
- [ ] ATC — advise tower; request emergency equipment standby; request low pass for visual gear confirmation — **ADVISED; EQUIPMENT STANDING BY**

## Emergency Gear Extension (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — slow below maximum gear extension speed per POH `MEMORY` — **WITHIN GEAR EXTENSION SPEED LIMIT**
- [ ] Gear handle — **PLACE DOWN**
- [ ] Hydraulic pump circuit breaker — **CHECK; RESET IF TRIPPED; CONFIRM PUMP OPERATING**
- [ ] Manual extension control — locate per POH; operate per POH procedure — **OPERATED PER POH STROKE COUNT OR UNTIL INDICATOR CONFIRMS DOWN**
  <sub>Location and method of manual extension varies by aircraft serial number and modification status. Know your specific aircraft before flight.</sub>
- [ ] Automatic gear extension system — note it may have already deployed gear as airspeed decreased — **CONFIRM CURRENT GEAR STATE BEFORE MANUAL PUMP ACTION**
- [ ] Indicator lights — verify three green — **THREE GREEN — if not all green, consult POH for partial-gear or belly-landing guidance**
- [ ] Land as soon as possible on longest available runway — **EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY; LANDING EXECUTED**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: partial | 1 unresolved safety defect(s)  
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