A PA24 piper arrow loses its alternator. The PIC has to use the emergency extension system and a handheld radio in order to verify that the gear is down and appears to be locked in position.

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Attributes
ACN	410548
Time
Date	199808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pir
State Reference	SD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	410548
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	410673
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Lost electrical power. Alternator went out. Called for landing gear observation (on handheld radio) (visual) to see whether gear was down after emergency procedures -- it looked down. Landed, gear remained locked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA24 PIPER ARROW LOSES ITS ALTERNATOR. THE PIC HAS TO USE THE EMER EXTENSION SYS AND A HANDHELD RADIO IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR IS DOWN AND APPEARS TO BE LOCKED IN POS.

Narrative: LOST ELECTRICAL PWR. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. CALLED FOR LNDG GEAR OBSERVATION (ON HANDHELD RADIO) (VISUAL) TO SEE WHETHER GEAR WAS DOWN AFTER EMER PROCS -- IT LOOKED DOWN. LANDED, GEAR REMAINED LOCKED.

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.