From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed lgb on IFR flight plan to lvk. Upon approaching ventura, pilot noticed #1 VOR failing, followed by the DME. Pilot was unable to transmit on radios, squawked 7700. Darkness was approaching and cockpit lighting was getting dimmer, he decided that aircraft was losing electrical power. Pilot found flashlight and decided to divert to Bakersfield, elected to land at L45. Pilot selected gear handle down and focused on the runway. As he flared and settled on the runway he discovered that the gear was not down. Pilot did not perform emergency gear procedure. Aircraft received minor damage, no injuries to the pilot. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LGB ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO LVK. UPON APPROACHING VENTURA, PILOT NOTICED #1 VOR FAILING, FOLLOWED BY THE DME. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON RADIOS, SQUAWKED 7700. DARKNESS WAS APPROACHING AND COCKPIT LIGHTING WAS GETTING DIMMER, HE DECIDED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOT FOUND FLASHLIGHT AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO BAKERSFIELD, ELECTED TO LAND AT L45. PILOT SELECTED GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND FOCUSED ON THE RUNWAY. AS HE FLARED AND SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY HE DISCOVERED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. PILOT DID NOT PERFORM EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N205ER · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.