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Attributes | |
ACN | 1277976 |
Time | |
Date | 201506 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | PA-24 Comanche |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | None |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Landing Gear |
Person 1 | |
Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8.5 Flight Crew Total 703 Flight Crew Type 102 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I flew back to ZZZ after dropping my son off in ZZZ1. On the return trip I lost my GPS and HSI. When descending for landing the radio was noted to be weak---diagnosed electrical/alternator problem. The landing gear was quickly put down at which time all remaining electrical power was lost. Emergency manual extension reviewed and followed. Gear was thought to be down and locked--confirmed by looking in left wing mirror and by feeling extension lever. Attempted to land--gear buckled--repowered aircraft and circled to give time to think. Again tried both electrical and manual extension--felt gear locked. Attempted to land again. This time main gear held for about 2-5 seconds at which point the left gear failed and then the nose gear causing propeller strike. The aircraft stopped safely on the runway. No injury to myself (sole passenger) nor was there any property damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The landing gear collapsed after landing following an electrical failure.
Narrative: I flew back to ZZZ after dropping my son off in ZZZ1. On the return trip I lost my GPS and HSI. When descending for landing the radio was noted to be weak---diagnosed electrical/alternator problem. The landing gear was quickly put down at which time all remaining electrical power was lost. Emergency manual extension reviewed and followed. Gear was thought to be down and locked--confirmed by looking in left wing mirror and by feeling extension lever. Attempted to land--gear buckled--repowered aircraft and circled to give time to think. Again tried both electrical and manual extension--felt gear locked. Attempted to land again. This time main gear held for about 2-5 seconds at which point the left gear failed and then the nose gear causing propeller strike. The aircraft stopped safely on the runway. No injury to myself (sole passenger) nor was there any property damage.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.