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An small aircraft pilot had a loss of alternator. After landing on a taxiway, he blew both main gear tires.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 211066 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tus |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tus |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : tus |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 3140 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 211066 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This is the sequence of events that occurred on my flight from scottsdale, az, to tucson, az, on may/sat/92. 1) approximately 45 mi northwest of tucson, az, the charging system failed on my small aircraft. 2) I turned all electrical equipment off, except for my #1 communication radio, and continued my approach to tucson. 3) concerned that I may have a problem with the landing gear, I lowered it about 20 mi from tucson airport. I did not get a 3 green light indication but did have a mechanical indication that the gear was in the down position. 4) I inadvertently landed on the parallel taxiway just to the north of runway 11L, the runway that I had been cleared to land on. 5) realizing my mistake just as the wheels touched down, I applied full brakes, stopping the aircraft in the shortest possible distance. Both main tires failed. 6) failure of the 2 main landing gear tires on my aircraft was the only property damage that occurred. 7) after my aircraft had been cleared from the taxiway, I immediately called the tower (even though they did not request it) to review the series of events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT HAD A LOSS OF ALTERNATOR. AFTER LNDG ON A TAXIWAY, HE BLEW BOTH MAIN GEAR TIRES.
Narrative: THIS IS THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ON MY FLT FROM SCOTTSDALE, AZ, TO TUCSON, AZ, ON MAY/SAT/92. 1) APPROX 45 MI NW OF TUCSON, AZ, THE CHARGING SYS FAILED ON MY SMA. 2) I TURNED ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIP OFF, EXCEPT FOR MY #1 COM RADIO, AND CONTINUED MY APCH TO TUCSON. 3) CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LNDG GEAR, I LOWERED IT ABOUT 20 MI FROM TUCSON ARPT. I DID NOT GET A 3 GREEN LIGHT INDICATION BUT DID HAVE A MECHANICAL INDICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POS. 4) I INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY JUST TO THE N OF RWY 11L, THE RWY THAT I HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON. 5) REALIZING MY MISTAKE JUST AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, I APPLIED FULL BRAKES, STOPPING THE ACFT IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE DISTANCE. BOTH MAIN TIRES FAILED. 6) FAILURE OF THE 2 MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRES ON MY ACFT WAS THE ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED. 7) AFTER MY ACFT HAD BEEN CLRED FROM THE TAXIWAY, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE TWR (EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT REQUEST IT) TO REVIEW THE SERIES OF EVENTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.