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Old 24th Sep 2008, 12:03
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So I'm reading through the commentry on a Comanche's electrical failure where in essence they suggest that checking ( and presumably resetting) the circuit breakers would have been a really good idea.
What seems extraordinary about the comment, entitled "Emergency Drills", is that it seems to miss the key learning. Even without electrical power, the pilot could, in this case, have lowered the gear successfully manually, had the correct extension procedure been followed. It wasn't, and so the aircraft landed with the gear partially extended.

If the PA24 c/b panel is as ergonomic as the PA30's (set out of view and out of reach in the floor!) I can understand that the pilot may have missed a popped breaker.
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