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A low time private pilot experienced an electrical failure, causing his landing gear to fail on touchdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : arr.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 454309 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Complete electrical failure in cruise. Pumped gear down according to emergency procedures. Visually checked to make sure gear down. No green light because of electrical failure. When landing, rear gear collapsed. No injury. Have backup electrical system/battery pack available. Install an emergency indicator for safe gear operation. Have alternator checked every 6 months, besides annually.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW TIME PVT PLT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, CAUSING HIS LNDG GEAR TO FAIL ON TOUCHDOWN.
Narrative: COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN CRUISE. PUMPED GEAR DOWN ACCORDING TO EMER PROCS. VISUALLY CHKED TO MAKE SURE GEAR DOWN. NO GREEN LIGHT BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE. WHEN LNDG, REAR GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURY. HAVE BACKUP ELECTRICAL SYS/BATTERY PACK AVAILABLE. INSTALL AN EMER INDICATOR FOR SAFE GEAR OP. HAVE ALTERNATOR CHKED EVERY 6 MONTHS, BESIDES ANNUALLY.
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.