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An aeronautical commander 112 experienced a complete electrical failure. The nose landing gear did not lock down and subsequently retracted upon landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 634688 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjt.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjt.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Aero Commander 112 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 12439 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 634688 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : aircraft systems |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Experienced a complete electrical failure 15 NM ssw of ZZZ1. Extended gear using manual emergency extension. Contacted tower with handheld xceiver. No electrics for gear down indication. Asked tower for verification. Tower verified gear down. Landed on runway 18. Main gear ok, nose gear not locked. Held nose off, pulled mixture to cutoff. Lost elevator effectiveness prior to engine stopping. Nose lowered to runway, gear (nose) folded contacting runway with propeller and nose gear doors. No injuries. Minor damage to aircraft. Cause of electrical failure unknown at this time. Cause of emergency gear extension to fail to lock down unknown at this time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AERO COMMANDER 112 EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE NOSE LNDG GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY RETRACTED UPON LNDG.
Narrative: EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE 15 NM SSW OF ZZZ1. EXTENDED GEAR USING MANUAL EMER EXTENSION. CONTACTED TWR WITH HANDHELD XCEIVER. NO ELECTRICS FOR GEAR DOWN INDICATION. ASKED TWR FOR VERIFICATION. TWR VERIFIED GEAR DOWN. LANDED ON RWY 18. MAIN GEAR OK, NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED. HELD NOSE OFF, PULLED MIXTURE TO CUTOFF. LOST ELEVATOR EFFECTIVENESS PRIOR TO ENG STOPPING. NOSE LOWERED TO RWY, GEAR (NOSE) FOLDED CONTACTING RWY WITH PROP AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT. CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CAUSE OF EMER GEAR EXTENSION TO FAIL TO LOCK DOWN UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
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.