What happened
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(-23)Pilot states: departed alto morning of 06/01/01 for oxnard, CA. Flight normal. On return flight from oxnard that evening, he began experiencing electrical system failures, beginning with interior light and instrument light failures. At approximately 50NM from sck, he contacted Stockton tower to report situation, and began turning systems off to conserve power for radios. On approach to sck, he attempted normal extension of the landing gear, but normal mode would not function. Manual extension was executed after opening landing gear circuit breaker. He asked tower whether they could see position of landing gear. In dark conditions, no determination could be made. Pilot indicated he had "down arrow" in view. As the circuit breaker was "pulled", he did not have indicator light available for landing gear position indication. Landing was executed. Pilot reported as weight on wheels increased, he sensed the right wing settling closer to the ground. He feather the propellers, and was able to maintain directional control of aircraft, as all three landing gear collapsed. Pilot evacuated the aircraft with no injuries. Substantial damage to underside resulted. Investigation of electrical system to follow.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT STATES: DEPARTED ALTO MORNING OF 06/01/01 FOR OXNARD, CA. FLIGHT NORMAL. ON RETURN FLIGHT FROM OXNARD THAT EVENING, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES, BEGINNING WITH INTERIOR LIGHT AND INSTRUMENT LIGHT FAILURES. AT APPROXIMATELY 50NM FROM SCK, HE CONTACTED STOCKTON TOWER TO REPORT SITUATION, AND BEGAN TURNING SYSTEMS OFF TO CONSERVE POWER FOR RADIOS. ON APPROACH TO SCK, HE ATTEMPTED NORMAL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR, BUT NORMAL MODE WOULD NOT FUNCTION. MANUAL EXTENSION WAS EXECUTED AFTER OPENING LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER. HE ASKED TOWER WHETHER THEY COULD SEE POSITION OF LANDING GEAR. IN DARK CONDITIONS, NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE. PILOT INDICATED HE HAD "DOWN ARROW" IN VIEW. AS THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS "PULLED", HE DID NOT HAVE INDICATOR LIGHT AVAILABLE FOR LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATION. LANDING WAS EXECUTED. PILOT REPORTED AS WEIGHT ON WHEELS INCREASED, HE SENSED THE RIGHT WING SETTLING CLOSER TO THE GROUND. HE FEATHER THE PROPELLERS, AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, AS ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE RESULTED. INVESTIGATION OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FOLLOW.
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