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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Savannah, GA · March 24, 2022

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Date
March 24, 2022 · 21:55 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah/Hilton Head International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8843Y
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
616 total40 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N8843YRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013061Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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03/24/2022 N8843Y a PA32R-301 serial number 32R-8013061 traveling from charleston international airport (chs) to Savannah international airport (sav) departed chs and experienced no gear retraction after rotation. Pilot stated he was able to troubleshoot the gear and found the 5 amp breaker for the gear indicator lights tripped. Pilot also stated an attempt to reset the breaker failed resulting in panel light flicker, a spike in the amp meter and no gear retraction. Pilot referred to the emergency checklist and attempted to execute a free fall of the gear, still no down and locked indication. A second attempt of the emergency procedures had the same results. Entering into sav airspace PIC advise approach of the unsafe gear condition. Approach cleared N8843Y for landing on rwy 28. Aircraft contacted runway momentarily on the wheels then gear folded under aircraft resulting in prop striking ground followed by fuselage and flaps. Aircraft came to rest on RWY28 and PIC exited the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

03/24/2022 N8843Y A PA32R-301 SERIAL NUMBER 32R-8013061 TRAVELING FROM CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CHS) TO SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SAV) DEPARTED CHS AND EXPERIENCED NO GEAR RETRACTION AFTER ROTATION. PILOT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE GEAR AND FOUND THE 5 AMP BREAKER FOR THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS TRIPPED. PILOT ALSO STATED AN ATTEMPT TO RESET THE BREAKER FAILED RESULTING IN PANEL LIGHT FLICKER, A SPIKE IN THE AMP METER AND NO GEAR RETRACTION. PILOT REFERRED TO THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A FREE FALL OF THE GEAR, STILL NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. A SECOND ATTEMPT OF THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES HAD THE SAME RESULTS. ENTERING INTO SAV AIRSPACE PIC ADVISE APPROACH OF THE UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION. APPROACH CLEARED N8843Y FOR LANDING ON RWY 28. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY MOMENTARILY ON THE WHEELS THEN GEAR FOLDED UNDER AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN PROP STRIKING GROUND FOLLOWED BY FUSELAGE AND FLAPS. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RWY28 AND PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.