What happened
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Lcq tower was contacted by jacksonville center that a Cessna 182 (N9077C) was inbound with a complete electrical failure, (no comms), the tower communicated with the pilot by the use of light gun signals to perform fly-by of the tower; all three landing gear appeared to be down and locked according to the tower operator, at 15:06Z the tower cleared N9077C to land lcq rwy 28 via light gun signals (steady greeen). The aircraft landed rwy 28 with no incident, after the nose gear touched down both main landing gear collapsed; no injuries to the pilot, no other passengers onboard.
The pilot provided the following statement of events: ?all equipment was operating normally approximately 1 hour into flight [?] Approx. 15 miles north of klcq the entire panel began flickering then went completely dead. I checked all circuit breakers---none were tripped. I turned the avionics master switch off and back on and tried each instrument individually with no success. I then decided to return to klcq and land. I reduced speed and lowered the landing gear. Visually checked the left gear (pilot side) and it appeared to be down and locked but I had no light verification due to electrical outage. I over flew the tower for visual inspection. After green light I crossed mid field and entered downwind for rwy 28. Touchdown seemed normal but upon lowering the nose I determined that the main gear had collapsed but the nose gear was down and locked. [?] There was no prop strike due to nose gear being down and locked. The right side wing tip, right stabilizer and two antennas suffered sheet metal damage from contact with the runway [?]?
The pilot was asked by the FAA iic if he had used the emergency landing gear pump to assure that the landing gear was down and locked. The pilot responded; ?I lowered gear with the normal gear lever and my visual observation indicated that the gear was down. The tower green light seemed to verify. I did not use the hand pump.? The cause of the electrcial failure was determined to be an internally shorted main electrical contactor.
As the FAA filed it
LCQ TOWER WAS CONTACTED BY JACKSONVILLE CENTER THAT A CESSNA 182 (N9077C) WAS INBOUND WITH A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, (NO COMMS), THE TOWER COMMUNICATED WITH THE PILOT BY THE USE OF LIGHT GUN SIGNALS TO PERFORM FLY-BY OF THE TOWER; ALL THREE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED ACCORDING TO THE TOWER OPERATOR, AT 15:06Z THE TOWER CLEARED N9077C TO LAND LCQ RWY 28 VIA LIGHT GUN SIGNALS (STEADY GREEEN). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 28 WITH NO INCIDENT, AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED; NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, NO OTHER PASSENGERS ONBOARD.
THE PILOT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF EVENTS: ?ALL EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT [?] APPROX. 15 MILES NORTH OF KLCQ THE ENTIRE PANEL BEGAN FLICKERING THEN WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I CHECKED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS---NONE WERE TRIPPED. I TURNED THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND TRIED EACH INSTRUMENT INDIVIDUALLY WITH NO SUCCESS. I THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO KLCQ AND LAND. I REDUCED SPEED AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. VISUALLY CHECKED THE LEFT GEAR (PILOT SIDE) AND IT APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED BUT I HAD NO LIGHT VERIFICATION DUE TO ELECTRICAL OUTAGE. I OVER FLEW THE TOWER FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. AFTER GREEN LIGHT I CROSSED MID FIELD AND ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 28. TOUCHDOWN SEEMED NORMAL BUT UPON LOWERING THE NOSE I DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN GEAR HAD COLLAPSED BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. [?] THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE DUE TO NOSE GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE RIGHT SIDE WING TIP, RIGHT STABILIZER AND TWO ANTENNAS SUFFERED SHEET METAL DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY [?]?
THE PILOT WAS ASKED BY THE FAA IIC IF HE HAD USED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR PUMP TO ASSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT RESPONDED; ?I LOWERED GEAR WITH THE NORMAL GEAR LEVER AND MY VISUAL OBSERVATION INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER GREEN LIGHT SEEMED TO VERIFY. I DID NOT USE THE HAND PUMP.? THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRCIAL FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INTERNALLY SHORTED MAIN ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR.
NTSB investigation
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