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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Decatur, AL · April 26, 2014

Date: April 26, 2014 · 12:10 local
Place: Decatur, AL
Airport: Pryor Field Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8186D
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 223 total27 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N8186DRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013051 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 26, 2014 the pilot of N8186D flew to pulaski, TN (kgzs) and completed a VOR approach. During the flight to Decatur, AL (kdcu) the aircraft experienced a total electrical failure. On approach the pilot followed emergency gear extension procedures by reducing speed and executing turns and maneuvers to help the gear deploy. Upon touchdown at (kdcu) the main gear held, however slowing to appropriate speed the nose gear collasped on touch down.

On may 8, 2014 a landing gear retract was observed on N8186D and operated normally throughout all parameters of the retract including emergency extension.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 26, 2014 THE PILOT OF N8186D FLEW TO PULASKI, TN (KGZS) AND COMPLETED A VOR APPROACH. DURING THE FLIGHT TO DECATUR, AL (KDCU) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ON APPROACH THE PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES BY REDUCING SPEED AND EXECUTING TURNS AND MANEUVERS TO HELP THE GEAR DEPLOY. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT (KDCU) THE MAIN GEAR HELD, HOWEVER SLOWING TO APPROPRIATE SPEED THE NOSE GEAR COLLASPED ON TOUCH DOWN.

ON MAY 8, 2014 A LANDING GEAR RETRACT WAS OBSERVED ON N8186D AND OPERATED NORMALLY THROUGHOUT ALL PARAMETERS OF THE RETRACT INCLUDING EMERGENCY EXTENSION.