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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Baton Rouge, LA · February 8, 1995

Date: February 8, 1995 · 19:00 local
Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N209DT
Reported as: Beech V35B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 728 total438 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N209DTRegistration cancelled Dec 13, 2005 · Beech V35BS/N D-10169 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated that at approximately 50 miles east of Baton Rouge, the alternator light came on. The pilot contacted houston air route traffic control center and informed them of the problem and then turned off the electrical power. Approximately 10 minutes later, the pilot contacted Baton Rouge approach and advised them of the problem. Baton Rouge airport traffic control tower cleared the pilot to land at Baton Rouge metro airport. At this point, the pilot thought he had enough electrical power to lower the gear. The gear came down, but the pilot was not sure if they were down and locked, because the aircraft had lost all electrical power. He manually tried to extend the gear but could not get the handle to engage. Upon touch down, the gear slowly collapsed onto the runway. A malfunction or defect report is pending investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES EAST OF BATON ROUGE, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT CONTACTED HOUSTON AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEN TURNED OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT CONTACTED BATON ROUGE APPROACH AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. BATON ROUGE AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER CLEARED THE PILOT TO LAND AT BATON ROUGE METRO AIRPORT. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH ELECTRICAL POWER TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE GEAR CAME DOWN, BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT SURE IF THEY WERE DOWN AND LOCKED, BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. HE MANUALLY TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BUT COULD NOT GET THE HANDLE TO ENGAGE. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED ONTO THE RUNWAY. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT IS PENDING INVESTIGATION.