What happened
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On June 14, 2018, air flight, inc. certificate number AFWA297B dispatched an aircraft, N322HA a Cessna 402C, from their operating base at Fort Lauderdale, FL to west palm beach, FL, to transport passengers to fresh creek, Bahamas. The aircraft piloted by privacy data omitted departed west palm beach @ approximately 08:30AM. After 20 minutes into the flight the pilot observed a low volt annunciator, seconds later the annunciator light illuminated, the aircraft had a complete electrical failure. The pilot continued with the flight plan to fresh creek and solicited assistance from one of the passengers to help him perform troubleshooting checks by performing the checks, as the passenger would read the procedure; afterwards the aircraft continued the flight with no electrical power. The aircraft was now near the bimini islands again the pilot went through troubleshooting procedure trying to regain electrical power to no avail. Now analyzing his situation no electrical power meant no landing gear normal actuation power except for the emergency hydraulic gear extension, the pilot pulled the emergency handle, which completely separated from the cable as he pulled to extend the landing gear. The pilot then called his base by cellphone and ask them to call bimini and have them to check to see if his landing gear was extended as he would make a low pass this maneuver the pilot tried twice each time with the same results no landing gear, no electrical power. The pilot decided to fly back to Fort Lauderdale and land. The pilot notified Fort Lauderdale tower and declared an emergency and made a gear up landing sustaining no personal injuries to crew members or passengers however the aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 14, 2018, AIR FLIGHT, INC. CERTIFICATE NUMBER AFWA297B DISPATCHED AN AIRCRAFT, N322HA A CESSNA 402C, FROM THEIR OPERATING BASE AT FORT LAUDERDALE, FL TO WEST PALM BEACH, FL, TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS TO FRESH CREEK, BAHAMAS. THE AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WEST PALM BEACH @ APPROXIMATELY 08:30AM. AFTER 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT OBSERVED A LOW VOLT ANNUNCIATOR, SECONDS LATER THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT PLAN TO FRESH CREEK AND SOLICITED ASSISTANCE FROM ONE OF THE PASSENGERS TO HELP HIM PERFORM TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKS BY PERFORMING THE CHECKS, AS THE PASSENGER WOULD READ THE PROCEDURE; AFTERWARDS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT WITH NO ELECTRICAL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOW NEAR THE BIMINI ISLANDS AGAIN THE PILOT WENT THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE TRYING TO REGAIN ELECTRICAL POWER TO NO AVAIL. NOW ANALYZING HIS SITUATION NO ELECTRICAL POWER MEANT NO LANDING GEAR NORMAL ACTUATION POWER EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC GEAR EXTENSION, THE PILOT PULLED THE EMERGENCY HANDLE, WHICH COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE CABLE AS HE PULLED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT THEN CALLED HIS BASE BY CELLPHONE AND ASK THEM TO CALL BIMINI AND HAVE THEM TO CHECK TO SEE IF HIS LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AS HE WOULD MAKE A LOW PASS THIS MANEUVER THE PILOT TRIED TWICE EACH TIME WITH THE SAME RESULTS NO LANDING GEAR, NO ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY BACK TO FORT LAUDERDALE AND LAND. THE PILOT NOTIFIED FORT LAUDERDALE TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A GEAR UP LANDING SUSTAINING NO PERSONAL INJURIES TO CREW MEMBERS OR PASSENGERS HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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