B65 PLT HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE; ENG FAILURE AND UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR AND MAKES A PRECAUTIONARY GEAR-UP LNDG AT ZZZ.
Synopsis
B65 PLT HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE; ENG FAILURE AND UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR AND MAKES A PRECAUTIONARY GEAR-UP LNDG AT ZZZ.
Narrative
FILED A VFR ON TOP FLT PLAN TO MAINTAIN VFR CONDITIONS WITH FULL ATC RADAR FLT FOLLOWING. NORMAL PREFLT ACFT INSPECTION; WITH FUEL SUMPS DRAINED 3 DAYS IN A ROW; NO WATER. ENG START WAS MAY/TUE/03; TAXI AND WARM-UP; FULL ENG RUN-UP PER CHKLIST; BOTH GENERATORS INDICATED 25 AMP CHARGE. L ENG MAGNETO DROP WAS 100/100; R ENG 150/100; TEMP/PRESSURES NORMAL AND IN THE 'GREEN.' TAXIED TO RWY 10 AND DEPARTED FOR FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO DED (DELAND; FL); WITH FIRST FUEL STOP TO BE ZZZ TO TOP-OFF AND CHK FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES AND OIL LEVELS; TO CONFIRM FLT PLANNING. 2 MINS AFTER TKOF; REDUCED PWR TO 3200 RPM/45 INCHES (MAX CONT) FOR CLB TO 7500 MSL. FUEL WAS ON MAIN TANKS FROM STARTUP. DURING CLB; TEMPS/PRESSURE WERE: CHT 400; OIL PRESSURE 80 PSI; FUEL PRESSURE 13 PSI (BOOST ON). CONTINUED CLB TO 7500 FT. REDUCED PWR TO AFM 65% PWR; GENERATOR SHOWED 10 AMP CHARGE-NORMAL RANGE. IN CRUISE ALT/PWR/CHT 350; OIL PRESSURE 76 PSI; FUEL PRESSURE 13 PSI; CHANGED L ENG TO AUX FUEL TANK; 3 MINS LATER BOOST PUMP OFF. XFERRED R ENG TO AUX FUEL TANK; 3 MINS LATER BOOST PUMP OFF. MAIN FUEL TANK QUANTITY SHOWED 1/2 FULL OR 22 GALS EACH; NORMAL; CHT 330 BOTH SIDES; OIL/FUEL MIDDLE OF GREEN. OVER ZZZ2 AT 7500 FT MSL; R GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED; XPONDER QUIT; RESET GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER; HELD; CHARGING AT 10 AMPS BOTH. HAD BEEN NAVING ON PORTABLE GPS AND HAND-HELD COM; USING THE CIGAR OUTLET THAT INDICATED PWR OUTPUT OK. STARTED PICKING UP ELECTRICAL NOISE ON HAND-HELD COM UNIT; CANCELED RADAR FLT FOLLOWING. HAD BEEN AND CONTINUED TO NAV ON HWY 99 THROUGH THE VALLEY SBOUND. AFTER PASSING ABEAM ZZZ3 TURNED E TO OVERFLY HWY TO ZZZ. LEVEL AT 7500 FT MSL; TEMP/PRESSURE NORMAL; CHANGED FUEL TANKS BACK TO BOTH MAINS; BOOST PUMPS ON FOR 5 MINS EACH; THEN BOOST OFF; PRESSURE/TEMP MIDDLE OF GREEN; R ENG CHT DROPPED TO 310. STARTED 500 FPM DSCNT FOR LNDG AT ZZZ. DURING DSCNT; ALL ELECTRICAL PWR FAILED; UNABLE TO RESET EITHER GENERATOR. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL AIRPLANE. ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMER LNDG GEAR EXTENSION SYS; BUT HAD NO GEAR POS WARNING LIGHTS. ENTERED DOWNWIND PATTERN DSNDING; CONTINUED TO MANUALLY EXTEND GEAR; NOT SURE. CALLED ARPT OPS ON UNICOM AND ASKED IF THEY COULD SEE MY LNDG GEAR AS I PASSED OVER RWY 18 SBOUND. THEY ADVISED NO LNDG GEAR AND NO DOORS OPEN. I OVERFLEW THE RWY AND CONTINUED USING THE EMER GEAR DOWN SYS. TURNING A L DOWNWIND PATTERN; THE R ENG FAILED. NOW I HAD JUST L ENG; R ENG FAILED AND FEATHERED (IT DID IT ON ITS OWN); NO LNDG GEAR NOR FLAPS. MAINTAINED L ENG PWR AT 2600 RPM; MAP 20 INCHES; SPD AT 104 MPH (BLUE LINE); IN APCH DSCNT TO RWY 18. RAN NORMAL AND EMER CHKLIST SECOND TIME. REQUESTED SMALL AIRPLANE AHEAD OF ME TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AS I HAD AN EMER; HE DID. APCHING TOUCHDOWN RWY 18; REDUCED PWR ON L ENG; HELD SPD; TOUCHDOWN ON EXPOSED MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE (6-7 INCHES); HELD LEVEL ATTITUDE; TESTED BRAKING ABILITY -- OK. ALLOWED ACFT TO ROLL ON MAIN TIRES TO RWY END; AS I DID NOT WANT TO CLOSE THE WHOLE RWY. MOVED ACFT TO RWY EDGE; STILL ON PAVEMENT AND STOPPED USING BRAKES; APPROX 500 FT FROM THE S END. AS THE ACFT STOPPED; THE TAIL CAME DOWN AND SCRATCHED THE BELLY 4 INCHES LONG BY 4 INCHES WIDE (MINOR). WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN; WITH THE L ENG IDLING; THE L PROP TAGGED THE RWY AND THE ENG NOSE CASE (GEARED) BROKE OFF WITH THE ENG NOSE CASE; GOVERNOR; GOVERNOR CABLE AND HOSE; AND PROP STILL CONNECTED. THE PROP BLADES WERE BENT AFT; AND DID NOT TOUCH THE WING NOR THE FUSELAGE. THERE WAS NO FUSELAGE; ENG NACELLES; R PROP DAMAGE. ONE PERSON ABOARD; NO INJURIES. AFTER LNDG; CHKED FUEL AT APPROX 110 GALS ABOARD; OIL ON EACH SIDE WAS 1 QUART DOWN FROM START (NORMAL). UPON RECOVERY; WITH A CRANE; IT TOOK A BEECH MECH 20 MINS TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR. WITH ALT; SPD; TIME; EXPERIENCE AND USE OF CHKLIST; AVERTED AN ACCIDENT. UPON ENG/PROP CHANGE; THE ELECTRICAL AND LNDG GEAR SYS; WILL BE CHKED OUT FOR INVESTIGATING THE PROBS.
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