What happened
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(.19) On may 4, 2002, at 0810 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310L, N1199L, owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the landing gear collapsed while landing on runway 33 (5,090 feet by 100 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Detroit city airport (det), Detroit, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot and his two passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed det at 0735. According to the pilot's written statement, the purpose of the flight was intended to be a cross-country to dekalb-peachtree airport (pdk), atlanta, Georgia. The pilot reported that when he was handed-off to toledo approach control he noticed that the instrument lights were blinking off and on. The pilot stated he informed toledo approach control that he was having electrical problems and wanted to return to det. The pilot reported while returning to det the airplane lost complete electrical power. The pilot stated, "upon arriving at det we hand crank the landing gear down, the landing gear did not lock." The pilot reported that during the landing the airplane swerved off the runway and the nose and main landing gear collapsed. (-23) aircraft in route from Detroit city, MI (det) to atlanta, ga (atl). Aircraft experienced complete electrical failure flying over Ohio airspace. Pilot proceeded to return to det. In route to det pilot proceeded to manually crank down the landing gear. Without electrical indication there was no way to verify that the gear was down and locked. The pilot reduced speed to 60 knots, aircraft landed on runway 33 touching down smoothly. Upon settling down on runway the right main gear folded up, and the right propeller struck the runway, pilot attempted a go-around adding power to the aircraft, the aircraft pitched upward and started to roll to the left. Aircraft hit on left wing tip and slammed on its belly. The right tip tank came off and there was no fire. The pilot and passengers got out of the aircraft safely.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MAY 4, 2002, AT 0810 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310L, N1199L, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 (5,090 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE DETROIT CITY AIRPORT (DET), DETROIT, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED DET AT 0735. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS INTENDED TO BE A CROSS-COUNTRY TO DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT (PDK), ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS HANDED-OFF TO TOLEDO APPROACH CONTROL HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE BLINKING OFF AND ON. THE PILOT STATED HE INFORMED TOLEDO APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND WANTED TO RETURN TO DET. THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE RETURNING TO DET THE AIRPLANE LOST COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED, "UPON ARRIVING AT DET WE HAND CRANK THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT LOCK." THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (-23) AIRCRAFT IN ROUTE FROM DETROIT CITY, MI (DET) TO ATLANTA, GA (ATL). AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE FLYING OVER OHIO AIRSPACE. PILOT PROCEEDED TO RETURN TO DET. IN ROUTE TO DET PILOT PROCEEDED TO MANUALLY CRANK DOWN THE LANDING GEAR. WITHOUT ELECTRICAL INDICATION THERE WAS NO WAY TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT REDUCED SPEED TO 60 KNOTS, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 TOUCHING DOWN SMOOTHLY. UPON SETTLING DOWN ON RUNWAY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UP, AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND ADDING POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UPWARD AND STARTED TO ROLL TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT HIT ON LEFT WING TIP AND SLAMMED ON ITS BELLY. THE RIGHT TIP TANK CAME OFF AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.
NTSB investigation
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