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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Young William R GLASAIR III · Homestead, FL · February 20, 2014

Date
February 20, 2014 · 13:00 local
Place
Homestead, FL
Airport
Homestead General
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N540BS
Reported as
Young William R Glasair III
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total600 in this make and model10 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.

On 02/20/2014 airman depart tampa executive airport (vdf) to Homestead General Airport (X51). About 10 minutes from landing experience a total electric system failure. He lower the landing gear but no way to comfirmed down and lock. He select the longest runway at the airport and plan a no flaps landing due to no electrical power. During the touch-down recognized that only nosewheel gear was down and lock so damage the rear bottom section of the fuselage, rudder and right wing tip before came to a complete stop. Pilot was the only person unboard, no injuries report.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/20/2014 AIRMAN DEPART TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (VDF) TO HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT (X51). ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM LANDING EXPERIENCE A TOTAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILURE. HE LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BUT NO WAY TO COMFIRMED DOWN AND LOCK. HE SELECT THE LONGEST RUNWAY AT THE AIRPORT AND PLAN A NO FLAPS LANDING DUE TO NO ELECTRICAL POWER. DURING THE TOUCH-DOWN RECOGNIZED THAT ONLY NOSEWHEEL GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCK SO DAMAGE THE REAR BOTTOM SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, RUDDER AND RIGHT WING TIP BEFORE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON UNBOARD, NO INJURIES REPORT.

Other reports on N540BS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.