20220317003229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Tomball, TX · March 17, 2022

Date: March 17, 2022 · 10:35 local
Place: Tomball, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1972K
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N1972KRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780030 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While enroute dwh to iws, aircraft N1972K, serial number 32R-7780030, the pilot reported a drop in voltage followed by equipment failures and total electrical failure. The pilot elected to return to dwh. The pilot reported the landing gear would not extend when activated. The pilot then reported utilizing the emergency gear extension system but had no way to determine if the gear was down and locked. A fly by the tower responded with an appearance of being partially down. During landing the gear was not in the down and locked position. There were no injuries and damage to the aircraft was minimal. Post examination revealed the landing gear to be partially extended.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE DWH TO IWS, AIRCRAFT N1972K, SERIAL NUMBER 32R-7780030, THE PILOT REPORTED A DROP IN VOLTAGE FOLLOWED BY EQUIPMENT FAILURES AND TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DWH. THE PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN ACTIVATED. THE PILOT THEN REPORTED UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM BUT HAD NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. A FLY BY THE TOWER RESPONDED WITH AN APPEARANCE OF BEING PARTIALLY DOWN. DURING LANDING THE GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL. POST EXAMINATION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR TO BE PARTIALLY EXTENDED.