20071031830449I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C24R · Rome, NY · October 31, 2007

Date
October 31, 2007 · 18:45 local
Place
Rome, NY
Airport
Griffiss Airfield
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6656A
Reported as
Beech C24R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On 10/31/2007, at approximately 1850, aircraft landed on runway 15, with a total electrical failure, and landing gear retracted. Emergency equipment was dispatched to the aircraft as a precaution. No injuries were reported. While PIC was being vectored for an ILS approach to runway 15, PIC and CFI noticed radio display interruptions with intermittent flickering, and unusual noise in the speakers. CFI suspected an electrical failure and called for immediate extension of the landing gear. At this point, the 'red' transit light illuminated with a flicker of the three green indication lights. Immediately following, loss of all electrical power occurred. PIC and CFI thought at the time the landing gear was down and locked. However, aircraft landed on runway 15, with landing gear in the retracted position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/31/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1850, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 15, WITH A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A PRECAUTION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. WHILE PIC WAS BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15, PIC AND CFI NOTICED RADIO DISPLAY INTERRUPTIONS WITH INTERMITTENT FLICKERING, AND UNUSUAL NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS. CFI SUSPECTED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND CALLED FOR IMMEDIATE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. AT THIS POINT, THE 'RED' TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A FLICKER OF THE THREE GREEN INDICATION LIGHTS. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER OCCURRED. PIC AND CFI THOUGHT AT THE TIME THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 15, WITH LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.