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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 401A · Fairbanks, AK · March 1, 2019

Date
March 1, 2019 · 21:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N386H
Reported as
Cessna 401A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC reports while departing fai in aircraft, during climbout, panel lights grew bright, an electrical smell became apparent, and possibl smoke in cock pit was noted. PIC immediately returned for landing 20L. Aicraft lost all electrical. PIC attempted emergency gear extend but did not have gear indication to verify gear down and locked. Thought gear was down, but upon touchdown gear folded causing aircraft to skid to stop on runway. Pilot reports engines were ideling when prop hit runway. Other then propellers, damage appears limited to belly skins and gear doors. Possible structural damage behind belly skins - owner's mechanic will provide more information when aircraft is recovered for repair.

NTSB representative reports extent of damage unknown at this time. When aircraft is in maintenance facility for repair NTSB will make a determination as to whether an incident of accident. No NTSB number assigned as of this time.

As the FAA filed it

PIC REPORTS WHILE DEPARTING FAI IN AIRCRAFT, DURING CLIMBOUT, PANEL LIGHTS GREW BRIGHT, AN ELECTRICAL SMELL BECAME APPARENT, AND POSSIBL SMOKE IN COCK PIT WAS NOTED. PIC IMMEDIATELY RETURNED FOR LANDING 20L. AICRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL. PIC ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTEND BUT DID NOT HAVE GEAR INDICATION TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THOUGHT GEAR WAS DOWN, BUT UPON TOUCHDOWN GEAR FOLDED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SKID TO STOP ON RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTS ENGINES WERE IDELING WHEN PROP HIT RUNWAY. OTHER THEN PROPELLERS, DAMAGE APPEARS LIMITED TO BELLY SKINS AND GEAR DOORS. POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BEHIND BELLY SKINS - OWNER'S MECHANIC WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION WHEN AIRCRAFT IS RECOVERED FOR REPAIR.

NTSB REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. WHEN AIRCRAFT IS IN MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR REPAIR NTSB WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER AN INCIDENT OF ACCIDENT. NO NTSB NUMBER ASSIGNED AS OF THIS TIME.