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FAA incident report · Cessna 320C · Bismarck, ND · April 9, 2006

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Date
April 9, 2006 · 14:30 local
Place
Bismarck, ND
Airport
Bismarck Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3026T
Reported as
Cessna 320C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO470B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
510 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N3026TRegistered now · Cessna 320CS/N 320C0026Airframe modelCessna 320CEngine modelContinental TSI0-470-BReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The owner/pilot reported that after departing Bismarck, ND on a VFR flight with himself and 4 passengers onboard he experienced an electrical system failure. On returning to the airport the electrical system momentarily began functioning. At this point he lowered the electrically operated landing gear. Again, the electrical system failed. The pilot did not have a green light indicating the gear down and locked and he cranked the gear down, but still with no indication of down and locked. He flew by the air traffic control tower and the controller advised the gear appeared to be down. On landing on runway 13 the aircraft rolled for approximately 2500 feet and both main gear collapsed leaving the aircraft supported by the extended nose gear. The aircraft ran off the right side of the runway and continued for about 50 yards. There were no injuries and no fire ensued. The damage to the aircraft was limited to the right propeller and the inboard main gear doors. The electrical system failure has not been thoroughly explained, however a broken wire was found on the right alternator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OWNER/PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER DEPARTING BISMARCK, ND ON A VFR FLIGHT WITH HIMSELF AND 4 PASSENGERS ONBOARD HE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. ON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MOMENTARILY BEGAN FUNCTIONING. AT THIS POINT HE LOWERED THE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED LANDING GEAR. AGAIN, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND HE CRANKED THE GEAR DOWN, BUT STILL WITH NO INDICATION OF DOWN AND LOCKED. HE FLEW BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AND THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET AND BOTH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED BY THE EXTENDED NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE ENSUED. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND THE INBOARD MAIN GEAR DOORS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED, HOWEVER A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR.