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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Las Vegas, NV · September 1, 2000

Date: September 1, 2000 · 14:30 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4928S
Reported as: Cessna TR182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total800 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N4928SRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201467 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna TR182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On September 1, 2000, a Cessna 182-TR182, N4928S, owned and operated by privacy data omitted encountered total loss of electric power. During approach to north Las Vegas airport (vgt), 12 miles west of lone mountain, pilot was unable to extend landing gear. Pilot executed emergency procedures for extending landing gear. Pilot performed slow flight for tower to verify visually landing gear down and locked. After tower personnel verified the gear appeared down and locked, pilot executed normal landing on runway 21 and taxied to ramp. Maintenance found alternator circuit breaker tripped reset circuit breaker and ran aircraft. Alternator was operating normally until heavy load was applied, and then the alternator would fall off line. Maintenance determined alternator failure and will sumit a m or s on replacement part.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, A CESSNA 182-TR182, N4928S, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER. DURING APPROACH TO NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT), 12 MILES WEST OF LONE MOUNTAIN, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR EXTENDING LANDING GEAR. PILOT PERFORMED SLOW FLIGHT FOR TOWER TO VERIFY VISUALLY LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER TOWER PERSONNEL VERIFIED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED, PILOT EXECUTED NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AND TAXIED TO RAMP. MAINTENANCE FOUND ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND RAN AIRCRAFT. ALTERNATOR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL HEAVY LOAD WAS APPLIED, AND THEN THE ALTERNATOR WOULD FALL OFF LINE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND WILL SUMIT A M OR S ON REPLACEMENT PART.