<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1110511, August 2013

BE36 pilot reports electrical failure at 8;000 ft on an IFR flight plan. The reporter diverts to a suitable airport using a hand held VHF. The gear is manually cranked down; but collapses upon landing.

Attributes
ACN	1110511
Time
Date	201308
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	AC Generator/Alternator
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 2320 Flight Crew Type 2320
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

I was at 8;000 ft on an IFR flight plan. After being given vectors around a hot area; I lost all electrical power suddenly. I had a hand-held radio; called tower and declared an emergency. I manually counter-clockwise cranked the gear down because I had no power. With no green lights I could not verify down and locked gear and gear collapsed on landing. I don't know how this could have been avoided as the aircraft is meticulously maintained.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 pilot reports electrical failure at 8;000 FT on an IFR flight plan. The reporter diverts to a suitable airport using a hand held VHF. The gear is manually cranked down; but collapses upon landing.

Narrative: I was at 8;000 FT on an IFR flight plan. After being given vectors around a hot area; I lost all electrical power suddenly. I had a hand-held radio; called Tower and declared an emergency. I manually counter-clockwise cranked the gear down because I had no power. With no green lights I could not verify down and locked gear and gear collapsed on landing. I don't know how this could have been avoided as the aircraft is meticulously maintained.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.