SMA ON INST FLT PLAN HAS TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. REMAINS VFR AND LANDS WITH GEAR NOT LOCKED.

Date: 1992-12 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Retractable Gear

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-landing-without-clearance|other-airspace-violation-entry-or-exit

Synopsis

SMA ON INST FLT PLAN HAS TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. REMAINS VFR AND LANDS WITH GEAR NOT LOCKED.

Narrative

LEFT CMH WITH 2 PAX ON IFR FLT PLAN DIRECT TO PLN AT 6000 FT. WX WAS GOOD AND ON TOP OF A SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUD LAYER WITH TOPS AT ABOUT 3000 FT. APPROX 10 MI N OF MOP; I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE AND TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE INCLUDING ALL COM AND NAV RADIOS; DIRECTIONAL GYRO; AND ELECTRICAL GEAR EXTENSION ABILITY. LAST XMISSION TO SAGINAW APCH CTL WAS THAT I WAS RETURNING TO CMH VFR ON TOP AT 7500 FT. DECIDED TO LAND AT TOLEDO EXPRESS ARPT DUE TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: TOLEDO EXPRESS ARPT; AS A MAJOR FACILITY; HAS CRASH EQUIP IF NECESSARY. TOLEDO EXPRESS HAS XING RWYS WITH THE ABILITY TO LAND ON RWY 34 (5600 FT) WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH NORMAL ARPT OPS. MAJOR FBO AND FOR FUEL RESERVES CONSIDERATION. SINCE ALL SYS WERE DOWN; RETURN TO TOLEDO EXPRESS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS AND PILOTAGE ONLY. NO PORTABLE COM EQUIP ON BOARD. DSNDED FROM 7500 FT TO PATTERN ALT THROUGH SCATTERED LAYER AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY; REACHED THE þSTOP;' TURNED INBOUND AND LANDED ON RWY 34. LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED BUT ACFT REMAINED IN STABLE CONDITION. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO GEAR; ROTATING BEACON AND PROP WHICH DID NOT STOP þWINDMILLING' ALTHOUGH ALL SWITCHES AND MIXTURE CTL WERE PULLED. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO WINGS; SKIN; OR BELLY OF FUSELAGE. ACFT SLID APPROX 200 FT DOWN RWY. IT TOOK 40 MINS FOR ANYONE TO REACH THE AIRPLANE ALTHOUGH RWY 34 FACES TOLEDO EXPRESS TWR. FORTUNATELY; THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND 1 OF THE PAX WAS ABLE TO WALK TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING (15 MINS) TO ALERT THE AUTHORITIES. AN ACR CALLED THE TWR WHICH FINALLY ALERTED PORT AUTHORITY. NO REASON GIVEN BY THE WATCH SUPVR AS TO WHY NO ONE IN THE TWR SAW THE ACFT PRIOR TO OR SUBSEQUENT TO LNDG. NOTE; THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT IN ACFT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION DATED NOV/92.

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