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A beech 35-33 aircraft in cruise lost electrical power and the emergency landing gear extension would not operate, so reporter pilot diverted and landed gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392275 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sns |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sns |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 4267 flight time type : 73 |
| ASRS Report | 392275 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| 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 : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The following is a statement of the events on jan/xa/98 involving B33. During a VFR day, cross country flight to watsonville, ca, the aircraft suffered a total electrical failure. I knew that without the electrical system, I would have to extend the gear manually, which I had done before in this aircraft while simulating a landing gear malfunction during a flight review. In accordance with the emergency procedures, I made several attempts to extend the gear, but the emergency gear system would turn only a few times. I diverted to salinas, ca, in order to do a tower fly-by and because of availability of trained emergency personnel and their equipment. Since it was approaching sunset, I elected to land the airplane in the gear up position rather than continuing into night conditions. The airplane suffered no damage to the wings or empennage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 35-33 ACFT IN CRUISE LOST ELECTRICAL PWR AND THE EMER LNDG GEAR EXTENSION WOULD NOT OPERATE, SO RPTR PLT DIVERTED AND LANDED GEAR UP.
Narrative: THE FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT OF THE EVENTS ON JAN/XA/98 INVOLVING B33. DURING A VFR DAY, XCOUNTRY FLT TO WATSONVILLE, CA, THE ACFT SUFFERED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I KNEW THAT WITHOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYS, I WOULD HAVE TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY, WHICH I HAD DONE BEFORE IN THIS ACFT WHILE SIMULATING A LNDG GEAR MALFUNCTION DURING A FLT REVIEW. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EMER PROCS, I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR, BUT THE EMER GEAR SYS WOULD TURN ONLY A FEW TIMES. I DIVERTED TO SALINAS, CA, IN ORDER TO DO A TWR FLY-BY AND BECAUSE OF AVAILABILITY OF TRAINED EMER PERSONNEL AND THEIR EQUIP. SINCE IT WAS APCHING SUNSET, I ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN THE GEAR UP POS RATHER THAN CONTINUING INTO NIGHT CONDITIONS. THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED NO DAMAGE TO THE WINGS OR EMPENNAGE.
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.