Loss of all electrical power 1976 PA 32R

BeelerBeeler
in General Discussion

On IFR approach recently descended through a cloud layer with Peto heat on as i set up for landing, dropped my gear, then lost all electric displays. Didn’t know if gear was down or not? Made couple of circles then dropped the gear manually. Landed safely still no electrical components of any kind with power. Has anybody else experienced the situation? As I was taxing to the ramp, all electric displays came back up?

thanks, C

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  • jacobsjajacobsja
    edited 4:00PM

    Will let better experts help with troubleshooting specifics.

    Unless I am missing something, it is possible that a number of holes in the Swiss cheese are lining-up for this scenario and multiple items are feeding into the event. Or perhaps a singular item of the Master switch going bad?

    Just curious, what avionics are in the panel? All glass? Any analog gauges?

    Related, was the plane still in clouds when the power dropped? If so, by chance was it possible to determine whether the landing lights and strobes (presuming they were not turned off during the cloud transition) were still functional?

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