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FAA incident report · Cessna 401 · Bryan, TX · May 24, 2001

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Date
May 24, 2001 · 02:15 local
Place
Bryan, TX
Airport
Coulter Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MHJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4080Q
Reported as
Cessna 401
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,328 total800 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

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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 05/24/01 about 0215 PIC privacy data omitted reported that he departed hobby for dallas and about 70 miles NE the a/c experienced a total electrial failure. He said that he followed all emergency procedures. Inspection revealed that the left propeller contacted surface of rwy 14 about 500 ft. from the threshold. Both three-bladed propellers were curled aft, two antennas underside of fuselage were broken off. Both main landing gear doors were worn show holes in the skin as a result of contact with the rwy. Throttles were in closed position, propellers were in full increase, and mixture was idle cutoff. Circuit breaker on the electrical panel had dropped. Hobbs indicated 7295.0 hours. The a/c was lifted by crane and the landing gear was extended. No malfunctions were detected in the emergency extension system. A test of the battery system indicated that there was sufficient power to illuminate landing and position lights. Records indicate a previous related occurrence, ptrs SW05200103580, an electrical failure followed by landing gear damage from over manual extension by pilot. The cause of this incident will be determined after the operator has completed inspection o f the suspected systems.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 05/24/01 ABOUT 0215 PIC ^PRIVACY DATA O^ REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED HOBBY FOR DALLAS AND ABOUT 70 MILES NE THE A/C EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRIAL FAILURE. HE SAID THAT HE FOLLOWED ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT PROPELLER CONTACTED SURFACE OF RWY 14 ABOUT 500 FT. FROM THE THRESHOLD. BOTH THREE-BLADED PROPELLERS WERE CURLED AFT, TWO ANTENNAS UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE WERE BROKEN OFF. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE WORN SHOW HOLES IN THE SKIN AS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THROTTLES WERE IN CLOSED POSITION, PROPELLERS WERE IN FULL INCREASE, AND MIXTURE WAS IDLE CUTOFF. CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE ELECTRICAL PANEL HAD DROPPED. HOBBS INDICATED 7295.0 HOURS. THE A/C WAS LIFTED BY CRANE AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE DETECTED IN THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. A TEST OF THE BATTERY SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT POWER TO ILLUMINATE LANDING AND POSITION LIGHTS. RECORDS INDICATE A PREVIOUS RELATED OCCURRENCE, PTRS SW05200103580, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOLLOWED BY LANDING GEAR DAMAGE FROM OVER MANUAL EXTENSION BY PILOT. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE OPERATOR HAS COMPLETED INSPECTION O F THE SUSPECTED SYSTEMS.