# Incident 20060818019439I: Cessna 310J, Bunnell, FL, August 18, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2006, 11:15 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3113L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3113L-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 130 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060818019439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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