What happened
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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on August 18, 1999, at 0800 mountain daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A, N4148B, sustained substantial damage during a wheels up landing at Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured and the aircraft damage was primarily due to a post landing fire. The flight was operating under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed from coronado airport in Albuquerque, earlier in the day. (.4) while on a positioning flight from one local airport to another, the aircraft developed an electrical discrepancy and the pilot elected to shut down the electrical system via the master switch. During the subsequent precautionary landing, the electrically actuated hydraulically operated landing gear remained up despite the pilot's activation of the landing gear switch to the gear down position. The aircraft slid to a stop following the gear up landing and was destroyed by post landing fire. The pilot exited the aircraft and was not injured. (-23) pilot reported intermittent electrical problems and received ATC permiss ion to turn electrical power off. The pilot neglected to turn on electrical power for the gear extension or utilize the emergency extension system which resulted in a gear up landing. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured and the aircraft damage was primarily due to a post landing fire.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON AUGUST 18, 1999, AT 0800 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 17-30A, N4148B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WHEELS UP LANDING AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO A POST LANDING FIRE. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CORONADO AIRPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE, EARLIER IN THE DAY. (.4) WHILE ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM ONE LOCAL AIRPORT TO ANOTHER, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED AN ELECTRICAL DISCREPANCY AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VIA THE MASTER SWITCH. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, THE ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED LANDING GEAR REMAINED UP DESPITE THE PILOT'S ACTIVATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH TO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP FOLLOWING THE GEAR UP LANDING AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST LANDING FIRE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. (-23) PILOT REPORTED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND RECEIVED ATC PERMISS ION TO TURN ELECTRICAL POWER OFF. THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO TURN ON ELECTRICAL POWER FOR THE GEAR EXTENSION OR UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO A POST LANDING FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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