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I had to land gear up. I had electrical failure and then the emergency procedure would not work. I had been cleared into the baltimore TCA. I had been told to expect runway 33R. I felt I should have heard from them again, so I tried to contact bwi approach. They said that they had been trying to contact me. I realized my electrics were going and I told that to bwi approach and said I was going to go to bay bridge airport. They repeated that I was going to go to bay bridge. I tried for some time to get the landing gears down. They would not drop. I felt that I was not getting a gear motor release. After 2 hours I buzzed bay bridge airport and rocked my wings. I did this at least 3 times and then climbed within view of the airport hangar. FBO had done my annual was open. I was trying to get attention as to my plight. I did not know whether or not anyone had figured out my problem. I buzzed them again and flew to easton. I decided that if I had to come in gear up that that was where I was going to go. I noticed that the police were blocking roads and I wondered what that was about. I made several low passes to decided what to do. Then I went up high in altitude and worked on trying to get the gears down. I tired of that and decided to make another pass. There was fire equipment all over the place. I was greatful that my problem had been figured out. I had my help. I still had at least 120 gallons of fuel. Both tip tanks were full (30 gallons total). I felt they were potential bombs. I could not drain them without electrics. So I clocked and flew 5 hours. I felt I did not dare allow a tank to run dry, but with my slow flying trying to drop the gears and my buzzing, I did not know exactly what my total fuel flow was. At 5 hours I decided it was time to go for it. Also, I had buzzed the field just enough times to keep the fire trucks there. When I was ready, I went in. The propeller was still windmilling, but I had cut the engines. My problem was to keep the nose up (small aircraft aircraft sel-complex) to keep the wing tips level -- full of fuel. I bent the propeller -- one 18 inch by 10 inch piece of panel will have to be replaced. Of course, I cleaned off the antennas.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ACFT MADE EMER GEAR UP LNDG AFTER THE GEAR RETRACTIONS SYS FAILED, EVEN MANUALLY.

Narrative: I HAD TO LAND GEAR UP. I HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THEN THE EMER PROC WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD BEEN CLRED INTO THE BALTIMORE TCA. I HAD BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT RWY 33R. I FELT I SHOULD HAVE HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN, SO I TRIED TO CONTACT BWI APCH. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT ME. I REALIZED MY ELECTRICS WERE GOING AND I TOLD THAT TO BWI APCH AND SAID I WAS GOING TO GO TO BAY BRIDGE ARPT. THEY REPEATED THAT I WAS GOING TO GO TO BAY BRIDGE. I TRIED FOR SOME TIME TO GET THE LNDG GEARS DOWN. THEY WOULD NOT DROP. I FELT THAT I WAS NOT GETTING A GEAR MOTOR RELEASE. AFTER 2 HRS I BUZZED BAY BRIDGE ARPT AND ROCKED MY WINGS. I DID THIS AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THEN CLBED WITHIN VIEW OF THE ARPT HANGAR. FBO HAD DONE MY ANNUAL WAS OPEN. I WAS TRYING TO GET ATTN AS TO MY PLIGHT. I DID NOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOT ANYONE HAD FIGURED OUT MY PROBLEM. I BUZZED THEM AGAIN AND FLEW TO EASTON. I DECIDED THAT IF I HAD TO COME IN GEAR UP THAT THAT WAS WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO. I NOTICED THAT THE POLICE WERE BLOCKING ROADS AND I WONDERED WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT. I MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES TO DECIDED WHAT TO DO. THEN I WENT UP HIGH IN ALT AND WORKED ON TRYING TO GET THE GEARS DOWN. I TIRED OF THAT AND DECIDED TO MAKE ANOTHER PASS. THERE WAS FIRE EQUIP ALL OVER THE PLACE. I WAS GREATFUL THAT MY PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIGURED OUT. I HAD MY HELP. I STILL HAD AT LEAST 120 GALLONS OF FUEL. BOTH TIP TANKS WERE FULL (30 GALLONS TOTAL). I FELT THEY WERE POTENTIAL BOMBS. I COULD NOT DRAIN THEM WITHOUT ELECTRICS. SO I CLOCKED AND FLEW 5 HRS. I FELT I DID NOT DARE ALLOW A TANK TO RUN DRY, BUT WITH MY SLOW FLYING TRYING TO DROP THE GEARS AND MY BUZZING, I DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT MY TOTAL FUEL FLOW WAS. AT 5 HRS I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO GO FOR IT. ALSO, I HAD BUZZED THE FIELD JUST ENOUGH TIMES TO KEEP THE FIRE TRUCKS THERE. WHEN I WAS READY, I WENT IN. THE PROP WAS STILL WINDMILLING, BUT I HAD CUT THE ENGS. MY PROBLEM WAS TO KEEP THE NOSE UP (SMA ACFT SEL-COMPLEX) TO KEEP THE WING TIPS LEVEL -- FULL OF FUEL. I BENT THE PROP -- ONE 18 INCH BY 10 INCH PIECE OF PANEL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE, I CLEANED OFF THE ANTENNAS.

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.