# Incident 20220623009859I: Piper PA-32R-301, Hot Springs, AR, June 23, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Hot Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82710, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,901 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220623009859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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