What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/25/2016, at 2215 central standard time, a Bellanca super viking aircraft registration number N6559V lost all electrical power during a flight from galveston airport (kgls) enroute to Houston executive airport (ktme). The pilot in command reported he had departed kgls enroute to ktme and was in class b airspace when the power failure occurred. The pilot exited class b airspace and preceded to Houston executive airport. He circle the airport several times until the airport tower gave him a green light to land. The pilot was not able to verify that the landing gear was down and locked due to the electrical failure. The airplane landed on runway 36 veering off to the east side of the runway 30 feet north of runway light number 54. The aircraft continued skidding northeast through the grass and came to a stop facing due east. The aircraft?s nose gear and right main gear had collapsed with the left main gear was fully extended. The aircraft was being operated under visual flight rules at the time of the incident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot along with his passengers sustained no injuries.
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As the FAA filed it
ON 11/25/2016, AT 2215 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA SUPER VIKING AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N6559V LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER DURING A FLIGHT FROM GALVESTON AIRPORT (KGLS) ENROUTE TO HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KTME). THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED HE HAD DEPARTED KGLS ENROUTE TO KTME AND WAS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE WHEN THE POWER FAILURE OCCURRED. THE PILOT EXITED CLASS B AIRSPACE AND PRECEDED TO HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. HE CIRCLE THE AIRPORT SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE AIRPORT TOWER GAVE HIM A GREEN LIGHT TO LAND. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 VEERING OFF TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 30 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY LIGHT NUMBER 54. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SKIDDING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP FACING DUE EAST. THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD COLLAPSED WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT ALONG WITH HIS PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
Other reports on N6559V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.