<< >> NASA ASRS Report 402706, May 1998

A C172RG loses electrical power and makes an emergency landing at a private grass strip. The right gear folded back into the wheel well during rollout.

Attributes
ACN	402706
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mcn
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	402706
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flying south from pdk (atl) en route to the intended destination of americus, GA. VFR in the vicinity of roberta, GA, experienced dimming of radio frequency lights. Went through electrical malfunction procedures. Shortly thereafter experienced complete electrical failure. Went through electrical failure procedures. Was never able to re-establish electrical power. Selected the most acceptable landing facility in the area which was a private grass strip near roberta. The flaps would not operate so I made a no flap landing. Landing and ground roll were normal until the right landing gear folded. From the outside it appeared to have folded into the well. We departed the aircraft (3 people) through the left door. There were no injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172RG LOSES ELECTRICAL PWR AND MAKES AN EMER LNDG AT A PVT GRASS STRIP. THE R GEAR FOLDED BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL DURING ROLLOUT.

Narrative: FLYING S FROM PDK (ATL) ENRTE TO THE INTENDED DEST OF AMERICUS, GA. VFR IN THE VICINITY OF ROBERTA, GA, EXPERIENCED DIMMING OF RADIO FREQ LIGHTS. WENT THROUGH ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION PROCS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. WENT THROUGH ELECTRICAL FAILURE PROCS. WAS NEVER ABLE TO RE-ESTABLISH ELECTRICAL PWR. SELECTED THE MOST ACCEPTABLE LNDG FACILITY IN THE AREA WHICH WAS A PVT GRASS STRIP NEAR ROBERTA. THE FLAPS WOULD NOT OPERATE SO I MADE A NO FLAP LNDG. LNDG AND GND ROLL WERE NORMAL UNTIL THE R LNDG GEAR FOLDED. FROM THE OUTSIDE IT APPEARED TO HAVE FOLDED INTO THE WELL. WE DEPARTED THE ACFT (3 PEOPLE) THROUGH THE L DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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.