What happened
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Aircraft departed ak-chin regional airport (A39), after raising the landing gear the pilot noticed that the gear transition light turned on and off intermittently for a period of time longer than normal. Assuming a leak, pilot pulled the gear circuit breaker in an attempt to save what hydraulic fluid was left in the system for landing. This caused the landing gear to slowly extend causing increased head temperature and lack of airspeed at full power. Pilot intermittently reset circuit breaker to raise the gear and lower head temperature while continuing en route to Tucson. Pilot did a low approach of the tower to confirm gear was partially extended. Emergency gear valve failed to fully extend the gear, the left main and nose gear deployed but right main failed to show down and locked. For the next 30 minutes+, pilot flew south of the airport and tried to maneuver so the right main would lock. Pilot referenced use of the POH and called another pilot via bluetooth to for ideas/help but yaw inputs and g forces also failed to get the right main locked. Another low approach to confirm gear position and asked to land on rwy 21 for a left crosswind landing. Upon landing the right main slowly began to retract at approximately 1000 feet of rollout causing right wingtip, aileron, and flap to scrape the runway. The rudder as well as the right main gear door also scraped the runway. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AK-CHIN REGIONAL AIRPORT (A39), AFTER RAISING THE LANDING GEAR THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR TRANSITION LIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME LONGER THAN NORMAL. ASSUMING A LEAK, PILOT PULLED THE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE WHAT HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LEFT IN THE SYSTEM FOR LANDING. THIS CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO SLOWLY EXTEND CAUSING INCREASED HEAD TEMPERATURE AND LACK OF AIRSPEED AT FULL POWER. PILOT INTERMITTENTLY RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER TO RAISE THE GEAR AND LOWER HEAD TEMPERATURE WHILE CONTINUING EN ROUTE TO TUCSON. PILOT DID A LOW APPROACH OF THE TOWER TO CONFIRM GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. EMERGENCY GEAR VALVE FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND THE GEAR, THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DEPLOYED BUT RIGHT MAIN FAILED TO SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES+, PILOT FLEW SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AND TRIED TO MANEUVER SO THE RIGHT MAIN WOULD LOCK. PILOT REFERENCED USE OF THE POH AND CALLED ANOTHER PILOT VIA BLUETOOTH TO FOR IDEAS/HELP BUT YAW INPUTS AND G FORCES ALSO FAILED TO GET THE RIGHT MAIN LOCKED. ANOTHER LOW APPROACH TO CONFIRM GEAR POSITION AND ASKED TO LAND ON RWY 21 FOR A LEFT CROSSWIND LANDING. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN SLOWLY BEGAN TO RETRACT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET OF ROLLOUT CAUSING RIGHT WINGTIP, AILERON, AND FLAP TO SCRAPE THE RUNWAY. THE RUDDER AS WELL AS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR ALSO SCRAPED THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
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