What happened
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(-23) The pilot (and one passenger) had taken off from sdl heading in a northerly direction and set the auto-pilot for 4,500 ft (AGL). At approx. 4000 ft (AGL) the oil pressure indication was noticed to be near the bottom of the "green" arc. The pilot immediately reversed his course, gained some alt, throttled back, and headed back to sdl since he was only approx. fifteen (15) minutes into his flight. The pilot claims the oil pressure eventually went to zero, the engine "coughed" once but continued to develop power. The pilot contacted sdl tower and notified them of his problem. He received clearance to rwy 3 and established a long final when he began to lose electrical power. He began "cranking" the l/gear down but claims some carpeting "interfered slightly" with the process. Upon rolling out on touch down the pilot stopped "cranking" the l/gear down. The l/h main l/g remained dn + locked, as did the nose l/g. however the r/h main was not dn + locked and collapsed and the a/c slid to a stop on the RH wingtip. The pilot (and passenger) did not sustain any injuries. There was no post-event fire. The propeller was severely damaged. The engine remained operating @ low RPM until it (prop) contacted the ground on ldg.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT (AND ONE PASSENGER) HAD TAKEN OFF FROM SDL HEADING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND SET THE AUTO-PILOT FOR 4,500 FT (AGL). AT APPROX. 4000 FT (AGL) THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS NOTICED TO BE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE "GREEN" ARC. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY REVERSED HIS COURSE, GAINED SOME ALT, THROTTLED BACK, AND HEADED BACK TO SDL SINCE HE WAS ONLY APPROX. FIFTEEN (15) MINUTES INTO HIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT CLAIMS THE OIL PRESSURE EVENTUALLY WENT TO ZERO, THE ENGINE "COUGHED" ONCE BUT CONTINUED TO DEVELOP POWER. THE PILOT CONTACTED SDL TOWER AND NOTIFIED THEM OF HIS PROBLEM. HE RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO RWY 3 AND ESTABLISHED A LONG FINAL WHEN HE BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. HE BEGAN "CRANKING" THE L/GEAR DOWN BUT CLAIMS SOME CARPETING "INTERFERED SLIGHTLY" WITH THE PROCESS. UPON ROLLING OUT ON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT STOPPED "CRANKING" THE L/GEAR DOWN. THE L/H MAIN L/G REMAINED DN + LOCKED, AS DID THE NOSE L/G. HOWEVER THE R/H MAIN WAS NOT DN + LOCKED AND COLLAPSED AND THE A/C SLID TO A STOP ON THE RH WINGTIP. THE PILOT (AND PASSENGER) DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST-EVENT FIRE. THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE ENGINE REMAINED OPERATING @ LOW RPM UNTIL IT (PROP) CONTACTED THE GROUND ON LDG.
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