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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Story Dewayne M Lancair 320-FB · Norman, OK · September 22, 2013

Date: September 22, 2013 · 08:30 local
Place: Norman, OK
Airport: Max Westeimer Field
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N323DS
Reported as: Story Dewayne M Lancair 320-FB
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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.

During cruise in the vicinity of lake thunderbird, the pilot reported, his all electric aircraft lost all electrical power. Immediately followed by a strong electrical smell. The pilot declared an emergency and proceded directly to the Norman airport (oun). He reported he entered the pattern did not see any conflicting traffic on runway 21, and manualy extended the landing gear. He reported the gear sound like it was down. With no electrical he could not communicate with tower nor was a landing gear status available. On landing the nose gear collasped causing minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE THUNDERBIRD, THE PILOT REPORTED, HIS ALL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEDED DIRECTLY TO THE NORMAN AIRPORT (OUN). HE REPORTED HE ENTERED THE PATTERN DID NOT SEE ANY CONFLICTING TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 21, AND MANUALY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. HE REPORTED THE GEAR SOUND LIKE IT WAS DOWN. WITH NO ELECTRICAL HE COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH TOWER NOR WAS A LANDING GEAR STATUS AVAILABLE. ON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLASPED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.