What happened
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Date and time of accident: 09/22/2023 at 1430 local time
Aircraft: baron 58
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Accident type: landing/loss of control
Phase of operation: landing
Purpose of flight: cross-country
Flight plan: day VFR
Aircraft damage: minor
Injuries: none
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Origin of flight: las vegas, NM, 12/10/2022 at 1130
The pilot was on a cross-country to flagstaff airport (kflg)
While flying and transitioning from las vegas, NM(klvs) to flagstaff, AZ(kflg), about 35 min into the flight the autopilot disconnected, then PFD went out. Pilot declared an emergency with abq center then all the aircraft mfd’s and pfd’s went out including his radios except his backup GI275 with no heading just altitutude. Pilot flew toward Double Eagle airport(kaeg). Pilot flew approximatly an hour worth of patterns trying to troublshoot his pfd’s and mfd’s. pilot then tried to manually set the gear down but it was too difficult and to much resistance for the pilot to complete and maintain airspeed and flight level. Pilot lost his back-up instrument due to the battery died and made the decision to land the airplane on rwy 22. On approach RWY22 threshold the pilot retarted the throttle to idle then mixture cutoff/fuel and landed gear up approxamtly 300YARDS from touchdown.
Further investigation concluded that pilot did not have his altenator switches in the on position while flying. The result was that the systems were working off battery power thus losing systems within 30MIN into the flight.
As the FAA filed it
DATE AND TIME OF ACCIDENT: 09/22/2023 AT 1430 LOCAL TIME
AIRCRAFT: BARON 58
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ACCIDENT TYPE: LANDING/LOSS OF CONTROL
PHASE OF OPERATION: LANDING
PURPOSE OF FLIGHT: CROSS-COUNTRY
FLIGHT PLAN: DAY VFR
AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: MINOR
INJURIES: NONE
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ORIGIN OF FLIGHT: LAS VEGAS, NM, 12/10/2022 AT 1130
THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TO FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT (KFLG)
WHILE FLYING AND TRANSITIONING FROM LAS VEGAS, NM(KLVS) TO FLAGSTAFF, AZ(KFLG), ABOUT 35 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED, THEN PFD WENT OUT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ABQ CENTER THEN ALL THE AIRCRAFT MFD’S AND PFD’S WENT OUT INCLUDING HIS RADIOS EXCEPT HIS BACKUP GI275 WITH NO HEADING JUST ALTITUTUDE. PILOT FLEW TOWARD DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT(KAEG). PILOT FLEW APPROXIMATLY AN HOUR WORTH OF PATTERNS TRYING TO TROUBLSHOOT HIS PFD’S AND MFD’S. PILOT THEN TRIED TO MANUALLY SET THE GEAR DOWN BUT IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT AND TO MUCH RESISTANCE FOR THE PILOT TO COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND FLIGHT LEVEL. PILOT LOST HIS BACK-UP INSTRUMENT DUE TO THE BATTERY DIED AND MADE THE DECISION TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON RWY 22. ON APPROACH RWY22 THRESHOLD THE PILOT RETARTED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE THEN MIXTURE CUTOFF/FUEL AND LANDED GEAR UP APPROXAMTLY 300YARDS FROM TOUCHDOWN.
FURTHER INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT PILOT DID NOT HAVE HIS ALTENATOR SWITCHES IN THE ON POSITION WHILE FLYING. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE SYSTEMS WERE WORKING OFF BATTERY POWER THUS LOSING SYSTEMS WITHIN 30MIN INTO THE FLIGHT.