20041204033029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Salina, KS · December 4, 2004

Date: December 4, 2004 · 15:11 local
Place: Salina, KS
Airport: Salina Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5684P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,342 total1,200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N5684PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-756 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed Salina, KS, airport (sln). After gear retraction and while on climb-out, pilot observed low amperage gage indication, radio flickering, and was unable to contact sln air traffic control (ATC). Due to electrical system failure, pilot was unable to extend the landing gear using normal and emergency procedures. Pilot returned to sln, rocking wings at the tower and monitoring local traffic. Sln ATC issued landing clearance and a green light to aircraft. Aircraft landed on runway 17 with landing gear retracted, sliding approximately 100 feet on the runway. Pilot completed emergency shutdown and egress. Pilot and passenger were not injured. There were no fluids or liquids observed. Airport emergency vehicles were immediately at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED SALINA, KS, AIRPORT (SLN). AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND WHILE ON CLIMB-OUT, PILOT OBSERVED LOW AMPERAGE GAGE INDICATION, RADIO FLICKERING, AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT SLN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC). DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. PILOT RETURNED TO SLN, ROCKING WINGS AT THE TOWER AND MONITORING LOCAL TRAFFIC. SLN ATC ISSUED LANDING CLEARANCE AND A GREEN LIGHT TO AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT COMPLETED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND EGRESS. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WERE NO FLUIDS OR LIQUIDS OBSERVED. AIRPORT EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE IMMEDIATELY AT THE SCENE.