What happened
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On 10/21/2024 at 1123 CDT, aircraft privacy data omitted, a Piper PA32- incurred a right main landing gear collapse after landing at lacrosse, WI (lse). Following a normal landing on runway 18 and after approximately 2OO feet of rollout, the right gear retracted and the aircraft struck the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller, right wingtip, right flap, and right elevator tip.
The pilot was the lone occupant and no injuries were reported.
The pilot reported an in-flight electrical power loss occuring approximately 10 minutes after takeoff. The pilot diverted to lse and utilized the emergency landing gear extension in preparation for landing. Visual confirmation of landing gear extension was provided by lse air traffic control. The landing was normal but the right landing gear collapsed on the runway following 200 feet of rollout.
The pilot reported that the aircraft operated normally prior to the power loss, and no warning lights or cockpit indications corresponding to the elecrtical loss were noted.
Subsequent ground testing of the aircraft landing gear revealed no discrepancies with both normal extension and emergency extension systems.
This report may be amended as additional information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/21/2024 AT 1123 CDT, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER PA32- INCURRED A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING AT LACROSSE, WI (LSE). FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2OO FEET OF ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WINGTIP, RIGHT FLAP, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR TIP.
THE PILOT WAS THE LONE OCCUPANT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE PILOT REPORTED AN IN-FLIGHT ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS OCCURING APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO LSE AND UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS PROVIDED BY LSE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL BUT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING 200 FEET OF ROLLOUT.
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED NORMALLY PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS, AND NO WARNING LIGHTS OR COCKPIT INDICATIONS CORRESPONDING TO THE ELECRTICAL LOSS WERE NOTED.
SUBSEQUENT GROUND TESTING OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES WITH BOTH NORMAL EXTENSION AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEMS.
THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.