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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Mountain Home, AR · July 14, 2008

Date: July 14, 2008 · 22:10 local
Place: Mountain Home, AR
Airport: Ozark Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2125V
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total550 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2125VRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780431 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) July 14, 2008 approx 21:00 CDT N2125V a PA-32, departed (fsm) for smith, Arkansas returning to (bkp) Mountain Home, Arkansas. The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted along with two passengers. Pilot states that approx. 15 minutes out of (bpk) the aircraft suffered loss of electrical power while he was in contact with memphis center when he lost radio contact. He contacted bkp via cell phone and stated his problem and requested runway lights and when they were turned on he was within sight of the runway and used emergency release of the landing gear at 120 knots. As the aircraft touched down the nose gear collapsed causing the aircraft to skid off runway. Damage was confined to the prop, main landing gear doors and right wing leading edge, wing tip. No flight plan had been filed and VFR conditions prevailed. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JULY 14, 2008 APPROX 21:00 CDT N2125V A PA-32, DEPARTED (FSM) FOR SMITH, ARKANSAS RETURNING TO (BKP) MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALONG WITH TWO PASSENGERS. PILOT STATES THAT APPROX. 15 MINUTES OUT OF (BPK) THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH MEMPHIS CENTER WHEN HE LOST RADIO CONTACT. HE CONTACTED BKP VIA CELL PHONE AND STATED HIS PROBLEM AND REQUESTED RUNWAY LIGHTS AND WHEN THEY WERE TURNED ON HE WAS WITHIN SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND USED EMERGENCY RELEASE OF THE LANDING GEAR AT 120 KNOTS. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID OFF RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PROP, MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, WING TIP. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.