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BE76 experienced alternator failure and returned to departure airport for precautionary landing. Pilots failed to extend landing gear on approach and landed gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 759437 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 759437 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 64 flight time total : 329 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 759436 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : gear up landing |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We departed with IFR flight plan. I was sitting in the right seat and taking care of communication and navigation; and the pilot sitting on the left seat was flying the airplane. About 15 mins after departure; we noticed that left alternator is failed; and decided to return to ZZZ. I called center and got clearance to ZZZ. After we had runway in sight; we cancel the flight plan with center; continued visual approach. We approached from west of the airport; straight in. We approached all the way to the runway and landed with landing gear up. The airplane stopped on runway heading to the north. The bottom of the airplane and both propellers have been damaged. Nobody got injured. We could have prevented this if we have done gumps check. And also; we should have paid more attention to the warning horn and airplane's attitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE76 EXPERIENCED ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. PLTS FAILED TO EXTEND LNDG GEAR ON APCH AND LANDED GEAR UP.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED WITH IFR FLT PLAN. I WAS SITTING IN THE R SEAT AND TAKING CARE OF COM AND NAV; AND THE PLT SITTING ON THE L SEAT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE. ABOUT 15 MINS AFTER DEP; WE NOTICED THAT L ALTERNATOR IS FAILED; AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO ZZZ. I CALLED CTR AND GOT CLRNC TO ZZZ. AFTER WE HAD RWY IN SIGHT; WE CANCEL THE FLT PLAN WITH CTR; CONTINUED VISUAL APCH. WE APCHED FROM W OF THE ARPT; STRAIGHT IN. WE APCHED ALL THE WAY TO THE RWY AND LANDED WITH LNDG GEAR UP. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED ON RWY HDG TO THE N. THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE AND BOTH PROPS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. NOBODY GOT INJURED. WE COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS IF WE HAVE DONE GUMPS CHK. AND ALSO; WE SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTN TO THE WARNING HORN AND AIRPLANE'S ATTITUDE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.