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An small aircraft has loss of all electrical power during takeoff at dts, fl. Pilot uses mirror to check the left gear down as he turns back to land, but, he cannot check the right gear in the locked position. As he touches down, the right main gear collapses.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371964 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dts |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : sju |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 371964 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
When I took off at destin airport at about 50 ft AGL, I lifted the handle to retract the landing gear. Evidently, all electric power was lost. I made a right turnout and squawked 7600. I could see from a mirror on the left engine that the landing gear was still down. I took off the inspection panel plate cover to see if the gear was locked in the down position. It appeared to be. I turned right base and final. Upon landing, I touched down on the main landing gear. Approximately 1 second later, the right landing gear folded under and the plane slid off the runway into the grass.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA HAS LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL PWR DURING TKOF AT DTS, FL. PLT USES MIRROR TO CHK THE L GEAR DOWN AS HE TURNS BACK TO LAND, BUT, HE CANNOT CHK THE R GEAR IN THE LOCKED POS. AS HE TOUCHES DOWN, THE R MAIN GEAR COLLAPSES.
Narrative: WHEN I TOOK OFF AT DESTIN ARPT AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL, I LIFTED THE HANDLE TO RETRACT THE LNDG GEAR. EVIDENTLY, ALL ELECTRIC PWR WAS LOST. I MADE A R TURNOUT AND SQUAWKED 7600. I COULD SEE FROM A MIRROR ON THE L ENG THAT THE LNDG GEAR WAS STILL DOWN. I TOOK OFF THE INSPECTION PANEL PLATE COVER TO SEE IF THE GEAR WAS LOCKED IN THE DOWN POS. IT APPEARED TO BE. I TURNED R BASE AND FINAL. UPON LNDG, I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LNDG GEAR. APPROX 1 SECOND LATER, THE R LNDG GEAR FOLDED UNDER AND THE PLANE SLID OFF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS.
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.