What happened
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Narrative: the pilot; Mr. Theodore stanley trapp stated that on October 26, 1997 at 1330 PST, Cessna aircraft, registration number N759GL, experienced electrical problems after takeoff from San Luis Obispo County Airport. Mr. Trapp was at approximately 2500 feet when he initially experienced the mechanical difficulty. He immediately contacted San Luis Obispo County Airport and requested permission to return and land his aircraft. The air traffic control tower immediately granted him permission to land. Mr. Trapp landed the aircraft, however, on landing rollout he contacted a runway light assembly and continued to travel off the end of the runway. He turned his aircraft around and powered it back onto the runway and shutdown the engine. An inspection was conducted on the aircraft and no damage was visible. In addition, there were no injuries to the persons on board. The aircraft was towed to a local repair station and troubleshot to determine the cause of the malfunction. The troubleshooting revealed that a field wire was loose on the alternator. The wire was repaired and the aircraft returned to service. The runway light assembly that was contacted by the aircraft wheels was not damaged only the lens was displaced. No pilot deviation involved and no 8020-11 was generated. A copy of this report was furnished to the sjc FSDO operations unit. This concludes this investigation, therefore, this report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT; MR. THEODORE STANLEY TRAPP STATED THAT ON OCTOBER 26, 1997 AT 1330 PST, CESSNA AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N759GL, EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AIRPORT. MR. TRAPP WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET WHEN HE INITIALLY EXPERIENCED THE MECHANICAL DIFFICULTY. HE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AIRPORT AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO RETURN AND LAND HIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER IMMEDIATELY GRANTED HIM PERMISSION TO LAND. MR. TRAPP LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, ON LANDING ROLLOUT HE CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE TURNED HIS AIRCRAFT AROUND AND POWERED IT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PERSONS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR STATION AND TROUBLESHOT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT A FIELD WIRE WAS LOOSE ON THE ALTERNATOR. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE RUNWAY LIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT WAS CONTACTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS WAS NOT DAMAGED ONLY THE LENS WAS DISPLACED. NO PILOT DEVIATION INVOLVED AND NO 8020-11 WAS GENERATED. A COPY OF THIS REPORT WAS FURNISHED TO THE SJC FSDO OPERATIONS UNIT. THIS CONCLUDES THIS INVESTIGATION, THEREFORE, THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
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