19940125000849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Modesto, CA · January 25, 1994

Date: January 25, 1994 · 11:00 local
Place: Modesto, CA
Airport: Modesto City-County Airport-Har
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1082W
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX94LA104
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 667 total285 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost electrical power en route IFR. Unsafe gear for landing. Collapsed landing. Battery lead severely corroded.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER EN ROUTE IFR. UNSAFE GEAR FOR LANDING. COLLAPSED LANDING. BATTERY LEAD SEVERELY CORRODED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX94LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportModesto, CAThe pilot's failure to perform the emergency landing gear extension and other maintenance personnel's inadequate 100-hour inspection. The partial electrical failure and the pilot apprehension/anxiety due to a possible electrical fire were factors in this…Jan 25, 1994 · Substantial damage