Pilot of light single engine aircraft lands gear up after maintenance work.

Attributes
ACN	127402
Time
Date	198911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ful
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 870 flight time type : 753
ASRS Report	127402
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took my plane to an FBO on the field at ontario, for an intermittent mode C transponder. When I took off it was still the same. I set up an appointment to return. I took off from fullerton and landed in the morning for the appointment. They spent considerable time in the plane that day trying to get it to work and ran my battery down. Later that afternoon, they gave me a 'loaner' transponder. When I tried to start the engine my battery was dead. They jump-started with an automatic and I got clearance and took off. On my 1ST attempt to contact ATC, I realized I had lost all electrical and plane wasn't climbing. In retrospect, when I lifted gear probably tripped the alternator and gear did not retract. The alternator was charging during run-up. I had no lights, gauges, etc and an airplane not climbing and was thinking of an engine failure next (looking for a place to situation down). I did land at fullerton with the mechanical indicator saying down. The right main was not locked and collapsed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE ACFT LANDS GEAR UP AFTER MAINTENANCE WORK.

Narrative: I TOOK MY PLANE TO AN FBO ON THE FIELD AT ONTARIO, FOR AN INTERMITTENT MODE C XPONDER. WHEN I TOOK OFF IT WAS STILL THE SAME. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO RETURN. I TOOK OFF FROM FULLERTON AND LANDED IN THE MORNING FOR THE APPOINTMENT. THEY SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME IN THE PLANE THAT DAY TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK AND RAN MY BATTERY DOWN. LATER THAT AFTERNOON, THEY GAVE ME A 'LOANER' XPONDER. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. THEY JUMP-STARTED WITH AN AUTO AND I GOT CLRNC AND TOOK OFF. ON MY 1ST ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ATC, I REALIZED I HAD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL AND PLANE WASN'T CLIMBING. IN RETROSPECT, WHEN I LIFTED GEAR PROBABLY TRIPPED THE ALTERNATOR AND GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS CHARGING DURING RUN-UP. I HAD NO LIGHTS, GAUGES, ETC AND AN AIRPLANE NOT CLIMBING AND WAS THINKING OF AN ENGINE FAILURE NEXT (LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SIT DOWN). I DID LAND AT FULLERTON WITH THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR SAYING DOWN. THE RIGHT MAIN WAS NOT LOCKED AND COLLAPSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.