# Accident 19890422012049A: Beech A36, Macon, GA, April 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1989, 12:48 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Lewis B Wilson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7995° N, 83.6902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7995&lon=-83.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6613A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6613A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422012049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST ELECTRICS. DID NOT USE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA133), Apr 22, 1989: Beech A36 (N6613A), Macon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION WHEN THE IMMINENT LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WAS OBSERVED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND MANUALLY LOWER THE…

## Other reports on N6613A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20201016015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201016015229I), Oct 16, 2020: Beech A36 (N6613A), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. The pilot stated he landed on runway 14 at srq with the landing gear extended and 3 green lights illuminated. After an uneventful and normal touchdown the nose…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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