Narrative:

En route from ptk to cvx at 6500 ft MSL, I noticed alternator load at '0.' I was approximately 25 NM north of mbs. All electrical equipment was shut down except #1 communication and transponder. I informed ZMP of my problem and headed towards htl. I attempted multiple alternator resets as per emergency checklist with no result. I was approximately 10 mi east of htl and attempted to drop the landing gear. The gear appeared to come about half way down followed by total electrical loss. I circled htl for approximately 20 mins while attempting to lower gear manually as per emergency checklist. I instructed my right seat passenger to climb into back seat and operate the gear crank. I could not verify gear position by sight or by light indicators (due to no residual electricity). The gear handle appeared to be at the end of its travel. After securing all passenger I entered a normal pattern for runway 27 (htl) and began a no flaps approach landing. I landed on the centerline with the plane on its belly. The landing was smooth and the plane skidded slightly to the left of centerline. Small amount of smoke was noted from under the front of fuselage and the airplane was evacuate/evacuationed. Contributing/causal factors: alternator failure, not having practiced gear lowering procedures with the gear half way down (all my practice started with the gear in the full up position). To prevent recurrence: have stand by/back up generator/alternator. Always carry hand held back up communication radio. Mechanical gear indicator or wing mounted mirror system. Practice gear extension procedure from gear up as well as gear half way down position.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECH BE36 LANDED GEAR UP AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR VIA THE EMER MANUAL PROC DUE TO AN EARLIER INFLT ELECTRICAL ALTERNATOR SYS LOST.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM PTK TO CVX AT 6500 FT MSL, I NOTICED ALTERNATOR LOAD AT '0.' I WAS APPROX 25 NM N OF MBS. ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIP WAS SHUT DOWN EXCEPT #1 COM AND XPONDER. I INFORMED ZMP OF MY PROB AND HEADED TOWARDS HTL. I ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE ALTERNATOR RESETS AS PER EMER CHKLIST WITH NO RESULT. I WAS APPROX 10 MI E OF HTL AND ATTEMPTED TO DROP THE LNDG GEAR. THE GEAR APPEARED TO COME ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN FOLLOWED BY TOTAL ELECTRICAL LOSS. I CIRCLED HTL FOR APPROX 20 MINS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY AS PER EMER CHKLIST. I INSTRUCTED MY R SEAT PAX TO CLB INTO BACK SEAT AND OPERATE THE GEAR CRANK. I COULD NOT VERIFY GEAR POS BY SIGHT OR BY LIGHT INDICATORS (DUE TO NO RESIDUAL ELECTRICITY). THE GEAR HANDLE APPEARED TO BE AT THE END OF ITS TRAVEL. AFTER SECURING ALL PAX I ENTERED A NORMAL PATTERN FOR RWY 27 (HTL) AND BEGAN A NO FLAPS APCH LNDG. I LANDED ON THE CTRLINE WITH THE PLANE ON ITS BELLY. THE LNDG WAS SMOOTH AND THE PLANE SKIDDED SLIGHTLY TO THE L OF CTRLINE. SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS NOTED FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF FUSELAGE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS EVACED. CONTRIBUTING/CAUSAL FACTORS: ALTERNATOR FAILURE, NOT HAVING PRACTICED GEAR LOWERING PROCS WITH THE GEAR HALF WAY DOWN (ALL MY PRACTICE STARTED WITH THE GEAR IN THE FULL UP POS). TO PREVENT RECURRENCE: HAVE STAND BY/BACK UP GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR. ALWAYS CARRY HAND HELD BACK UP COM RADIO. MECHANICAL GEAR INDICATOR OR WING MOUNTED MIRROR SYS. PRACTICE GEAR EXTENSION PROC FROM GEAR UP AS WELL AS GEAR HALF WAY DOWN POS.

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.