Incident Overview
During a cross-country flight, the pilot experienced a complete loss of electrical power. The first portion of the flight had no mechanical or electrical discrepancies. On the return trip, air traffic control center personnel had difficulty receiving radio transmissions from the pilot. The pilot decided to initiate a precautionary landing due to the vicinity of a mountain range that he did not want to traverse to return to home base.
Landing Approach
The pilot performed the before-landing checklist. On base leg, he selected 20 degrees of flaps and noted the airspeed at 100 mph. On final approach, full flaps were selected. However, the pilot indicated that he did not believe the flaps were down. On short final, a visual observation verified that the flaps were not deployed. The decision was made to land instead of attempting a go-around.
Runway Excursion
During the landing rollout, the pilot did not brake evenly. The airplane veered to the left of the runway and struck trees. Following the incident, the brake system was inspected and no mechanical anomalies were noted.
Post-Incident Inspection
The brake system was examined and found to have no mechanical discrepancies. No other system anomalies were reported.