What happened
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Narrative: on 3-5-96 while enroute from sba to las on an ifa flight plan, the pilot indicated he experienced a total electrical failure. Los angeles ARTCC reported a loss of radar and communications with N8147M at about 2222PST. Los angeles center did observe the pilot of N8147M sq 7700/7600 on hrs transponder. The aircraft diverted to bfl where it circled Meadows Field attempting to get the landing gear down. The pilot indicated that he was able to obtain some elec. Power and attempted to lower the gear electrically. Upon attempting to land the pilot heard some scraping sound and thus made a go around. He then finished the manual gear extension and landed without incident. The pilot was properly qualified with a commercial cert. A-sel, MEL, i-a, class ii medical dated 02-22-96. Damage to the aircraft was minor, limited only to the two propellers. No further action to be taken at this time.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 3-5-96 WHILE ENROUTE FROM SBA TO LAS ON AN IFA FLIGHT PLAN, THE PILOT INDICATED HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LOS ANGELES ARTCC REPORTED A LOSS OF RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH N8147M AT ABOUT 2222PST. LOS ANGELES CENTER DID OBSERVE THE PILOT OF N8147M SQ 7700/7600 ON HRS TRANSPONDER. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BFL WHERE IT CIRCLED MEADOWS FIELD ATTEMPTING TO GET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN SOME ELEC. POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR ELECTRICALLY. UPON ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE PILOT HEARD SOME SCRAPING SOUND AND THUS MADE A GO AROUND. HE THEN FINISHED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY QUALIFIED WITH A COMMERCIAL CERT. A-SEL, MEL, I-A, CLASS II MEDICAL DATED 02-22-96. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, LIMITED ONLY TO THE TWO PROPELLERS. NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME.
Other reports on N8147M · 2
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