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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Bunnell, FL · August 18, 2006

Date: August 18, 2006 · 11:15 local
Place: Bunnell, FL
Airport: Flagler County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3113L
Reported as: Cessna 310J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 502 total130 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

N3113LRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Cessna 310JS/N 310J0113 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 310J Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft experienced a total electrical failure, pilot performed manual extension of landing gear, landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Pilot stated that he completed 60 turns of the hand crank per the emergency checklist. Pilot was unable to verify down and locked due to loss of electrical power. Damage confined to landing gear system and doors, minor damage to keel at nose gear and props. Loss of electrical power attributed to pilot error. Pilot stated that he ran batteries dead during engine start and had to use external power. Aircraft is equipped with generators, which require battery power for excitement of field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, PILOT PERFORMED MANUAL EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPLETED 60 TURNS OF THE HAND CRANK PER THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. DAMAGE CONFINED TO LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND DOORS, MINOR DAMAGE TO KEEL AT NOSE GEAR AND PROPS. LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER ATTRIBUTED TO PILOT ERROR. PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN BATTERIES DEAD DURING ENGINE START AND HAD TO USE EXTERNAL POWER. AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH GENERATORS, WHICH REQUIRE BATTERY POWER FOR EXCITEMENT OF FIELD.