Piper Cherokee Archer II Operating Handbook page 13

POWER OFF LANDING
Locate suitable field.
Establish spiral pattern
1000 ft. above field at downwind position
for normal landing approach.
When field can easily be reached,
slow to 66 KIAS for shortest landing.
Touchdowns should normally be made at
lowest possible airspeed with full flaps.
When committed to landing:
Ignition........................OFF
Master switch.................OFF
Fuel selector..................OFF
Mixture........................idle cut-off
Seat belt and harness.........tight
FIRE IN FLIGHT
Source of fire...................check
Electrical fire (smoke in cabin):
Master switch..................OFF
Vents............................open
Cabin heat......................OFF
Land as soon as practicable.
Engine fire:
Fuel selector...................OFF
Throttle.........................Closed
Mixture.........................idle cut-off
Electric fuel pump............check OFF
Heater and defroster...........OFF
Proceed with power off landing procedure.
HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE
Land at nearest airport and investigate the
problem.
Prepare for a power off landing.
LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE
Land as soon as possible and investigate cause.
Prepare for power off landing.
LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE
Electric fuel pump.............ON
Fuel selector....................check on full tank
ALTERNATOR FAILURE
Verify failure
Reduce electrical load as much as possible.
Alternator circuit breakers....check
Alt switch......................OFF 1 second then on
If no output:
Alt switch......................OFF
Reduce electrical load and land as practical.
SPIN RECOVERY
Throttle..........................idle
Ailerons.........................neutral
Rudder........................full opposite to
Control wheel...................full forward
Rudder...........................neutral when
Control wheel...................smoothly regain
OPEN DOOR
Slow airplane to 87 KIAS
Cabin vents.....................close
Storm window..................open
If upper latch is open..........latch
If side latch is open............pull on armrest while
moving latch handle to latched position
If both latches are open........side latch, then top
CARBURETOR ICING
Carburetor Heat................ON
Mixture..........................max. smoothness
ENGINE ROUGHNESS
Carburetor heat...............ON
If roughness continues after one min:
Carburetor heat.................OFF
Mixture..........................max smoothness
Electric fuel pump.............ON
Fuel selector.....................switch tanks
Engine gauges..................check
Magneto switch................."L"&"R" then BOTH
If operation is satisfactory on either one, continue
on that magneto at reduced power and full "RICH"
mixture to first airport. Prepare for power off
landing
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Piper Aircraft Corporation
PA-28-181, Cherokee Archer II
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