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Pilot of C310C made a night gear up landing due to loss of the electrical system and the inability to extend the gear manually. Reporter's medical certificate had expired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380883 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cbf |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 380883 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landed gear up after total electrical failure in C310C, binding of manual gear crank handle and inability to lower gear in spite of multiple attempts. Cannot locate medical certificate, am uncertain if it is still valid (maybe expired). Appointment was made for re-examination and out-of-date by about 1 month at the most. Considerations: confusion of special recent revision of applicable regulations, regarding: duration of certificate validity, age requirements for mandated intervals between exams. I was given a special flight test for medical purposes (was in car accident) and didn't read date certificate was issued. Have never been asked for certificate by FBO renting plane to me or by FBO used more frequently. This is my responsibility, but is it possible to get a reminder of due date? I get one for car license, my driver's license gets checked fairly often for identify and checks, but I never look at my medical certificate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF C310C MADE A NIGHT GEAR UP LNDG DUE TO LOSS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYS AND THE INABILITY TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY. RPTR'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED.
Narrative: LANDED GEAR UP AFTER TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN C310C, BINDING OF MANUAL GEAR CRANK HANDLE AND INABILITY TO LOWER GEAR IN SPITE OF MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. CANNOT LOCATE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, AM UNCERTAIN IF IT IS STILL VALID (MAYBE EXPIRED). APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR RE-EXAM AND OUT-OF-DATE BY ABOUT 1 MONTH AT THE MOST. CONSIDERATIONS: CONFUSION OF SPECIAL RECENT REVISION OF APPLICABLE REGS, REGARDING: DURATION OF CERTIFICATE VALIDITY, AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR MANDATED INTERVALS BTWN EXAMS. I WAS GIVEN A SPECIAL FLT TEST FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES (WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT) AND DIDN'T READ DATE CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED. HAVE NEVER BEEN ASKED FOR CERTIFICATE BY FBO RENTING PLANE TO ME OR BY FBO USED MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A REMINDER OF DUE DATE? I GET ONE FOR CAR LICENSE, MY DRIVER'S LICENSE GETS CHKED FAIRLY OFTEN FOR IDENT AND CHKS, BUT I NEVER LOOK AT MY MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.
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.