What happened
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The acft touched down on rwy 9 with the ldg gear partially extended. The CFI & CFI student on board aborted the landing and initiated a go-around as the acft began contacting the rwy. The CFI then contacted tix ATCT and confirmed during a tower fly-by that the gear was not fully extended even though the gear handle was in the down position. They manually lowered the gear, and landed without further incident. During a post-incident interview, both pilots reported that they were certain they saw three green (gear-down) lights when they ran their 'gump' check on approach just before the incident occurred. They also noted that they had experienced transponder & radio failures earlier in the flight and were using a hand-held radio to communicate with the tower during the latter portion of the flight. Post-incident examination of the acft revealed that the propeller tips were damaged, and that the left flap and the entry step behind the right wing had rwy contact damage. The acft battery was partly discharged and unable to provide sufficient power to operate the starter. The gear down position lights were all dimly illuminated with the master sw on. Further investigation of the exact nature of the electrical system failure is pending, and this report will be amended with any additional findings as warranted.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 9 WITH THE LDG GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE CFI & CFI STUDENT ON BOARD ABORTED THE LANDING AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND AS THE ACFT BEGAN CONTACTING THE RWY. THE CFI THEN CONTACTED TIX ATCT AND CONFIRMED DURING A TOWER FLY-BY THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THEY MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.DURING A POST-INCIDENT INTERVIEW, BOTH PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE CERTAIN THEY SAW THREE GREEN (GEAR-DOWN) LIGHTS WHEN THEY RAN THEIR 'GUMP' CHECK ON APPROACH JUST BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THEY HAD EXPERIENCED TRANSPONDER & RADIO FAILURES EARLIER IN THE FLIGHT AND WERE USING A HAND-HELD RADIO TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TOWER DURING THE LATTER PORTION OF THE FLIGHT.POST-INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE DAMAGED, AND THAT THE LEFT FLAP AND THE ENTRY STEP BEHIND THE RIGHT WING HAD RWY CONTACT DAMAGE. THE ACFT BATTERY WAS PARTLY DISCHARGED AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT POWER TO OPERATE THE STARTER. THE GEAR DOWN POSITION LIGHTS WERE ALL DIMLY ILLUMINATED WITH THE MASTER SW ON. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE EXACT NATURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE IS PENDING, AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL FINDINGS AS WARRANTED.
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