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FAA incident report · Amtr RV 6A · Ocala, FL · April 9, 2001

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Date
April 9, 2001 · 18:30 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N242LP
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total7 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N242LPRegistered now · Dupre Lawrence A RV 6AS/N 24340 · Built 2000Airframe modelDupre Lawrence A RV 6AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)After complete electrical failure the pilot attempted a no flap landing at 120 knts. Since the flaps are electrical and would not extend. The pilot retarded the throttle just prior to touchdown and the aircraft made a hard landing on the nose gear causing damage to the propeller, engine cowl and nose landing gear. An FAA inspection of the exp-bus DC load center revealed no obvious signs of electical damage from arching or burning. The dc-bus master switch was re-set several times; however would not provide electrial power to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A NO FLAP LANDING AT 120 KNTS. SINCE THE FLAPS ARE ELECTRICAL AND WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLE JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWL AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. AN FAA INSPECTION OF THE EXP-BUS DC LOAD CENTER REVEALED NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF ELECTICAL DAMAGE FROM ARCHING OR BURNING. THE DC-BUS MASTER SWITCH WAS RE-SET SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ELECTRIAL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT.