What happened
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(-23) Approximately 26 miles east of Tanana, pilot noted loss of electrical power, which resulted in complete electrical power loss. Pilot elected to make emergency landing in Tanana. He selected gear down above airspeed given for emergency gear extension. Left main gear did not lock down and collapsed on landing. Cause of electrical power loss was determined to be defective voltage regulator. (.19) on September 21, 2001, about 1739 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, N4352F, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Tanana airport, Tanana, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand charter flight transporting mail under title 14, CFR part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was owned by harold esmailka, and operated by Tanana air service, inc., fairbanks, Alaska. The solo commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company visual flight rules (VFR) flight following procedures were in effect for the flight from fairbanks to Tanana. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety boa rd board investigator-in-charge on October 2, the director of operations for the operator reported that while en route to Tanana, the accident pilot's intended destination, all electrical power was lost. He added that the accident pilot elected to proceed to his destination, and during the landing roll, the left main landing gear collapsed. He said that the left wing struck the surface of the runway, and sustained substantial damage to the left main wing spar, and two nose ribs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) APPROXIMATELY 26 MILES EAST OF TANANA, PILOT NOTED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, WHICH RESULTED IN COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN TANANA. HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN ABOVE AIRSPEED GIVEN FOR EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2001, ABOUT 1739 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED PIPER PA-32R-300 AIRPLANE, N4352F, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE TANANA AIRPORT, TANANA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT TRANSPORTING MAIL UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY HAROLD ESMAILKA, AND OPERATED BY TANANA AIR SERVICE, INC., FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLIGHT FROM FAIRBANKS TO TANANA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOA RD BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON OCTOBER 2, THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE TO TANANA, THE ACCIDENT PILOT'S INTENDED DESTINATION, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST. HE ADDED THAT THE ACCIDENT PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO HIS DESTINATION, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. HE SAID THAT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN WING SPAR, AND TWO NOSE RIBS.
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