Narrative:

Left cmh with 2 passenger on IFR flight plan direct to pln at 6000 ft. WX was good and on top of a scattered to broken cloud layer with tops at about 3000 ft. Approximately 10 mi north of mop, I experienced a complete and total electrical failure including all communication and navigation radios, directional gyro, and electrical gear extension ability. Last transmission to saginaw approach control was that I was returning to cmh VFR on top at 7500 ft. Decided to land at toledo express airport due to the following factors: toledo express airport, as a major facility, has crash equipment if necessary. Toledo express has crossing runways with the ability to land on runway 34 (5600 ft) without interfering with normal airport operations. Major FBO and for fuel reserves consideration. Since all system were down, return to toledo express was accomplished with magnetic compass and pilotage only. No portable communication equipment on board. Descended from 7500 ft to pattern altitude through scattered layer and after attempting to lower gear manually, reached the þstop,' turned inbound and landed on runway 34. Landing gear collapsed but aircraft remained in stable condition. Damage was confined to gear, rotating beacon and propeller which did not stop þwindmilling' although all switches and mixture control were pulled. No apparent damage to wings, skin, or belly of fuselage. Aircraft slid approximately 200 ft down runway. It took 40 mins for anyone to reach the airplane although runway 34 faces toledo express tower. Fortunately, there were no injuries and 1 of the passenger was able to walk to the terminal building (15 mins) to alert the authorities. An air carrier called the tower which finally alerted port authority. No reason given by the watch supervisor as to why no one in the tower saw the aircraft prior to or subsequent to landing. Note, this was the first flight in aircraft after annual inspection dated nov/92.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON INST FLT PLAN HAS TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. REMAINS VFR AND LANDS WITH GEAR NOT LOCKED.

Narrative: LEFT CMH WITH 2 PAX ON IFR FLT PLAN DIRECT TO PLN AT 6000 FT. WX WAS GOOD AND ON TOP OF A SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUD LAYER WITH TOPS AT ABOUT 3000 FT. APPROX 10 MI N OF MOP, I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE AND TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE INCLUDING ALL COM AND NAV RADIOS, DIRECTIONAL GYRO, AND ELECTRICAL GEAR EXTENSION ABILITY. LAST XMISSION TO SAGINAW APCH CTL WAS THAT I WAS RETURNING TO CMH VFR ON TOP AT 7500 FT. DECIDED TO LAND AT TOLEDO EXPRESS ARPT DUE TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: TOLEDO EXPRESS ARPT, AS A MAJOR FACILITY, HAS CRASH EQUIP IF NECESSARY. TOLEDO EXPRESS HAS XING RWYS WITH THE ABILITY TO LAND ON RWY 34 (5600 FT) WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH NORMAL ARPT OPS. MAJOR FBO AND FOR FUEL RESERVES CONSIDERATION. SINCE ALL SYS WERE DOWN, RETURN TO TOLEDO EXPRESS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS AND PILOTAGE ONLY. NO PORTABLE COM EQUIP ON BOARD. DSNDED FROM 7500 FT TO PATTERN ALT THROUGH SCATTERED LAYER AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY, REACHED THE þSTOP,' TURNED INBOUND AND LANDED ON RWY 34. LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED BUT ACFT REMAINED IN STABLE CONDITION. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO GEAR, ROTATING BEACON AND PROP WHICH DID NOT STOP þWINDMILLING' ALTHOUGH ALL SWITCHES AND MIXTURE CTL WERE PULLED. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO WINGS, SKIN, OR BELLY OF FUSELAGE. ACFT SLID APPROX 200 FT DOWN RWY. IT TOOK 40 MINS FOR ANYONE TO REACH THE AIRPLANE ALTHOUGH RWY 34 FACES TOLEDO EXPRESS TWR. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND 1 OF THE PAX WAS ABLE TO WALK TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING (15 MINS) TO ALERT THE AUTHORITIES. AN ACR CALLED THE TWR WHICH FINALLY ALERTED PORT AUTHORITY. NO REASON GIVEN BY THE WATCH SUPVR AS TO WHY NO ONE IN THE TWR SAW THE ACFT PRIOR TO OR SUBSEQUENT TO LNDG. NOTE, THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT IN ACFT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION DATED NOV/92.

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.