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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Lebanon, TN · April 30, 2009

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Date
April 30, 2009 · 13:05 local
Place
Lebanon, TN
Airport
Lebanon Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N329HP
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,850 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N329HPRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 3246166 · Built 2000Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N329HP departed ekq for mkl. IFR flight filed for 6000. Enroute the battery low voltage light came on momentarily, then went out. Later, the radios shutdown, electrically driven engine gauges wildly fluctuated reading erroneously, then cut off. The pilot started load shedding to conserve battery. After approximately 20 minutes radios came back on long enough to communicate with nashville approach, pilot advised his situation and asked for a vector to a nearby airport. (M54). The aircraft was slowed to approximataely 95KTS and used the checklist to extend the gear. A normal VMC approach was made. The landing touchdown seemed normal until the propellers were heard striking the runway. The pilot pulled the nose of the aircraft up and cut the power pulling the power and mixture back, and retarded the propellers. As the aircraft slowed, the nose dropped and the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft departed the runway to the left and came to a stop facing approximtely 180 degrees from the landing direction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N329HP DEPARTED EKQ FOR MKL. IFR FLIGHT FILED FOR 6000. ENROUTE THE BATTERY LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT CAME ON MOMENTARILY, THEN WENT OUT. LATER, THE RADIOS SHUTDOWN, ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN ENGINE GAUGES WILDLY FLUCTUATED READING ERRONEOUSLY, THEN CUT OFF. THE PILOT STARTED LOAD SHEDDING TO CONSERVE BATTERY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES RADIOS CAME BACK ON LONG ENOUGH TO COMMUNICATE WITH NASHVILLE APPROACH, PILOT ADVISED HIS SITUATION AND ASKED FOR A VECTOR TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. (M54). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO APPROXIMATAELY 95KTS AND USED THE CHECKLIST TO EXTEND THE GEAR. A NORMAL VMC APPROACH WAS MADE. THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL THE PROPELLERS WERE HEARD STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PULLED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UP AND CUT THE POWER PULLING THE POWER AND MIXTURE BACK, AND RETARDED THE PROPELLERS. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A STOP FACING APPROXIMTELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING DIRECTION.