What happened
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The aircraft departed from jackson-medgar wiley evers (kjan) under instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) with an IFR flight plan. Before takeoff, the pilot-in-command (PIC) received a weather update from FAA wx weather brief, which reported a cloud ceiling of 700 feet AGL with complete overcast. After takeoff, the PIC switched to the departure frequency during the initial climb. Shortly after the frequency change, the PIC attempted to retract the landing gear, but it did not respond. The PIC then tried to recycle the landing gear, but an electrical failure occurred, resulting in a total loss of instrumentation and radio communication. The PIC could not declare an emergency and used an ipad with foreflight to navigate toward clear air in southeast Arkansas. The PIC stabilized the aircraft at 5,300 feet to stay above the cloud layer while troubleshooting the electrical issue. After executing an emergency manual gear extension, the PIC opted to divert to Lake Village municipal airport (M32). As the aircraft descended, the PIC noticed thinning clouds and leveled off at 700 feet, mistakenly identifying a small agricultural airport 1.1 miles from M32 at Lake Village airport. The aircraft landed 796 feet down a 2,300-foot runway at approximately 90-100 knots without functional flaps. Upon landing, the left main landing gear touched down about 3.2 feet off the paved runway, landing instead on gravel and wet grass. The PIC attempted to use differential braking to correct the aircraft's path, but this was unsuccessful. Due to the landing gear misalignment, the aircraft veered left toward the end of the agricultural strip, striking a drainage ditch at the northern end and coming to a stop in the center of a two-lane roadway. An investigation by the aviation safety inspector revealed that two wires had disconnected from the aircraft's master.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS (KJAN) UNDER INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) RECEIVED A WEATHER UPDATE FROM FAA WX WEATHER BRIEF, WHICH REPORTED A CLOUD CEILING OF 700 FEET AGL WITH COMPLETE OVERCAST. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PIC SWITCHED TO THE DEPARTURE FREQUENCY DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. SHORTLY AFTER THE FREQUENCY CHANGE, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR, BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND. THE PIC THEN TRIED TO RECYCLE THE LANDING GEAR, BUT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF INSTRUMENTATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION. THE PIC COULD NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND USED AN IPAD WITH FOREFLIGHT TO NAVIGATE TOWARD CLEAR AIR IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE PIC STABILIZED THE AIRCRAFT AT 5,300 FEET TO STAY ABOVE THE CLOUD LAYER WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. AFTER EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, THE PIC OPTED TO DIVERT TO LAKE VILLAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M32). AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, THE PIC NOTICED THINNING CLOUDS AND LEVELED OFF AT 700 FEET, MISTAKENLY IDENTIFYING A SMALL AGRICULTURAL AIRPORT 1.1 MILES FROM M32 AT LAKE VILLAGE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 796 FEET DOWN A 2,300-FOOT RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 90-100 KNOTS WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL FLAPS. UPON LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 3.2 FEET OFF THE PAVED RUNWAY, LANDING INSTEAD ON GRAVEL AND WET GRASS. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO USE DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT'S PATH, BUT THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR MISALIGNMENT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT TOWARD THE END OF THE AGRICULTURAL STRIP, STRIKING A DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE NORTHERN END AND COMING TO A STOP IN THE CENTER OF A TWO-LANE ROADWAY. AN INVESTIGATION BY THE AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT TWO WIRES HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S MASTER.