What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N282JL, departed telluride co (tex) on 04/28/04 at approx. 1400 lel mountain time for Rifle co. (ril). According to the pilot Mr. Thomas l. heuer private pilot certificate number 359403446, he and his passenger privacy data omitted departed (tex) and some 20 minutes into the flight, west of montrose co he noticed that the aircraft radio lights began to dim and flare. The flight continued and the condition with the electrical worsened. Between grand junction co and delta co the aircraft had lost radio power and other items of equipment began failing. Mr. Heuer decided to overfly Rifle co and headed to glenwood springs co, where this aircraft is normally based, upon arrival there the winds and turbulence made landing impossible. He turned around and headed back to Rifle co to land. On approach the aircraft had no electrical power available, only partial flap extension was achieved. Mr. Heuer made an attempt to emergency extend the landing gear with the crank handle, but found the winds and turbulence made him have take full control of the yoke. He had his passenger crank the gear, privacy data omitted unfamiliar with the aircraft, cranked the handle in the wrong direction, which retracted the landing gear. On 04/28/04 at 1530 LCL mountain time N282JL landed at Rifle co (ril) on rwy 26R with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft skidded and exited into the grassy area on the right side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N282JL, DEPARTED TELLURIDE CO (TEX) ON 04/28/04 AT APPROX. 1400 LEL MOUNTAIN TIME FOR RIFLE CO. (RIL). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT MR. THOMAS L. HEUER PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 359403446, HE AND HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ DEPARTED (TEX) AND SOME 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, WEST OF MONTROSE CO HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RADIO LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND FLARE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND THE CONDITION WITH THE ELECTRICAL WORSENED. BETWEEN GRAND JUNCTION CO AND DELTA CO THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST RADIO POWER AND OTHER ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT BEGAN FAILING. MR. HEUER DECIDED TO OVERFLY RIFLE CO AND HEADED TO GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO, WHERE THIS AIRCRAFT IS NORMALLY BASED, UPON ARRIVAL THERE THE WINDS AND TURBULENCE MADE LANDING IMPOSSIBLE. HE TURNED AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO RIFLE CO TO LAND. ON APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER AVAILABLE, ONLY PARTIAL FLAP EXTENSION WAS ACHIEVED. MR. HEUER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO EMERGENCY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE CRANK HANDLE, BUT FOUND THE WINDS AND TURBULENCE MADE HIM HAVE TAKE FULL CONTROL OF THE YOKE. HE HAD HIS PASSENGER CRANK THE GEAR, ^PRIVACY DAT^ UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT, CRANKED THE HANDLE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, WHICH RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. ON 04/28/04 AT 1530 LCL MOUNTAIN TIME N282JL LANDED AT RIFLE CO (RIL) ON RWY 26R WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND EXITED INTO THE GRASSY AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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