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A C177RG pilot and his passenger student had a complete electrical failure with the landing gear locked down. Night operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hef |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hef artcc : zlc |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 353814 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In sum: a C177RG pilot and his passenger/student departed hef for W66 in the late afternoon for some practice instrument approachs. The aircraft had an electrical failure with the landing gear left in the down position. By now it was night time. The reporter returned to hef while squawking 7600. He had to make 2 gars before attracting the ATCT's attention. They landed after receiving a green light from the ATCT. They attempted to acknowledge this with their red flashlights. The reporter landed successfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C177RG PLT AND HIS PAX STUDENT HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE LNDG GEAR LOCKED DOWN. NIGHT OP.
Narrative: IN SUM: A C177RG PLT AND HIS PAX/STUDENT DEPARTED HEF FOR W66 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON FOR SOME PRACTICE INST APCHS. THE ACFT HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE LNDG GEAR LEFT IN THE DOWN POS. BY NOW IT WAS NIGHT TIME. THE RPTR RETURNED TO HEF WHILE SQUAWKING 7600. HE HAD TO MAKE 2 GARS BEFORE ATTRACTING THE ATCT'S ATTN. THEY LANDED AFTER RECEIVING A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE ATCT. THEY ATTEMPTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WITH THEIR RED FLASHLIGHTS. THE RPTR LANDED SUCCESSFULLY.
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.