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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Hot Springs, AR · June 23, 2022

Date: June 23, 2022 · 15:00 local
Place: Hot Springs, AR
Airport: Hot Springs
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82710
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,901 total

N82710Registered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013135 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After touchdown on rwy 5, right main landing gear collapsed. More information to follow as soon as mx can get to the aircrft.

Operator was midfield at 2000FT preforming a tear drop entry right down wind for rwy 5. Operator states he had one notch of flaps and gear down. Operator states he glanced down and noticed his HSI display was gone and soon after smell of smoke followed by sparks. Pilot started pulling brakers and wife got fire bottle ready. Sparks and smoke stopped, pilot extened down wind to enshure plane was still capable of flight. Pilot stated he turned back retrived handheld radio made base call and final call rolled out EST. 1000 ft rased flaps and started applying brakes when right main collapsed. Photos show right main collapsed left and nose down. Prop clear of the ground.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 5, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW AS SOON AS MX CAN GET TO THE AIRCRFT.

OPERATOR WAS MIDFIELD AT 2000FT PREFORMING A TEAR DROP ENTRY RIGHT DOWN WIND FOR RWY 5. OPERATOR STATES HE HAD ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS AND GEAR DOWN. OPERATOR STATES HE GLANCED DOWN AND NOTICED HIS HSI DISPLAY WAS GONE AND SOON AFTER SMELL OF SMOKE FOLLOWED BY SPARKS. PILOT STARTED PULLING BRAKERS AND WIFE GOT FIRE BOTTLE READY. SPARKS AND SMOKE STOPPED, PILOT EXTENED DOWN WIND TO ENSHURE PLANE WAS STILL CAPABLE OF FLIGHT. PILOT STATED HE TURNED BACK RETRIVED HANDHELD RADIO MADE BASE CALL AND FINAL CALL ROLLED OUT EST. 1000 FT RASED FLAPS AND STARTED APPLYING BRAKES WHEN RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. PHOTOS SHOW RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED LEFT AND NOSE DOWN. PROP CLEAR OF THE GROUND.