What happened
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On April 6, 2022 about 0800 PST time. A Piper PA-24-260 comanche serial number 24-4004, N8547P, which was certificated under the provisions of 14 CFR section 21.183. Standard airwortthiness certificates for normal category. The aircraft departed Falcon field airport runway 4L, Mesa Arizona (ffz) at 09:15 with the pilot and passenger onboard with the intent to fly to coolidge airport (P08) and return to Falcon field airport (ffz).
Pilot reported conditions at flight time were approximately wind from 040 at 4 knots. Visibility greater than 10 miles, the pilot took off from rwy 4L with a positive rate of climb raised the landing gear. Once at approximently 4000? The first G5 message stating loss of external POWER12NM into the flight, immediately followed by the garmin 430 shuting down and attempting to restart. The second G5 reported loss of external power at that point the pilot began a 180 deg turn and attemted to establish commumications with (ffz) tower at that point the second radio shut down and the entire electrical system shut down.
The pilot was able to establish contact with (ffz) tower via cell phone and was cleared to land runway 4L pilot was unable to lower the landing gear with normal procedures and initiated emergancy procedures to lower the landing gear and was not able to get the landing gear down. The pilot stated that he landed the aircraft using the same techniques that he would have had the landing gear be down.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 6, 2022 ABOUT 0800 PST TIME. A PIPER PA-24-260 COMANCHE SERIAL NUMBER 24-4004, N8547P, WHICH WAS CERTIFICATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR SECTION 21.183. STANDARD AIRWORTTHINESS CERTIFICATES FOR NORMAL CATEGORY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FALCON FIELD AIRPORT RUNWAY 4L, MESA ARIZONA (FFZ) AT 09:15 WITH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ONBOARD WITH THE INTENT TO FLY TO COOLIDGE AIRPORT (P08) AND RETURN TO FALCON FIELD AIRPORT (FFZ).
PILOT REPORTED CONDITIONS AT FLIGHT TIME WERE APPROXIMATELY WIND FROM 040 AT 4 KNOTS. VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10 MILES, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RWY 4L WITH A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. ONCE AT APPROXIMENTLY 4000? THE FIRST G5 MESSAGE STATING LOSS OF EXTERNAL POWER12NM INTO THE FLIGHT, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE GARMIN 430 SHUTING DOWN AND ATTEMPTING TO RESTART. THE SECOND G5 REPORTED LOSS OF EXTERNAL POWER AT THAT POINT THE PILOT BEGAN A 180 DEG TURN AND ATTEMTED TO ESTABLISH COMMUMICATIONS WITH (FFZ) TOWER AT THAT POINT THE SECOND RADIO SHUT DOWN AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN.
THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH (FFZ) TOWER VIA CELL PHONE AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 4L PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITH NORMAL PROCEDURES AND INITIATED EMERGANCY PROCEDURES TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT USING THE SAME TECHNIQUES THAT HE WOULD HAVE HAD THE LANDING GEAR BE DOWN.
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