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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310P · Waycross, GA · September 3, 2015

Date: September 3, 2015 · 10:45 local
Place: Waycross, GA
Airport: Waycross-Ware County
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69HS
Reported as: Cessna 310P
Reported engine: Continental IO-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total

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What happened

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Departed from lakeland, Florida at 1300Z on IFR flight plan to athens, GA. Approximately 1420Z notice garman 530 was acting up. Electrical power was getting low contacted jacksonville center of problem with aircraft electrical system declared emergency, and received clearance from jacksonville center to divert to Waycross, GA.

Had to manually crank gear down. Landing gear could not be verified, if gear was down and locked due to no power. Cranked gear handle until it would not turn any more assumed gear was down and locked.

Upon touch down main gear folded and tail made contact with runway.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED FROM LAKELAND, FLORIDA AT 1300Z ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ATHENS, GA. APPROXIMATELY 1420Z NOTICE GARMAN 530 WAS ACTING UP. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS GETTING LOW CONTACTED JACKSONVILLE CENTER OF PROBLEM WITH AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DECLARED EMERGENCY, AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM JACKSONVILLE CENTER TO DIVERT TO WAYCROSS, GA.

HAD TO MANUALLY CRANK GEAR DOWN. LANDING GEAR COULD NOT BE VERIFIED, IF GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO NO POWER. CRANKED GEAR HANDLE UNTIL IT WOULD NOT TURN ANY MORE ASSUMED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

UPON TOUCH DOWN MAIN GEAR FOLDED AND TAIL MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY.