# Incident 19950208009469I: Beech V35B, Baton Rouge, LA, February 8, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1995, 19:00 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5330° N, 91.1510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5330&lon=-91.1510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N209DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209DT-2005-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 728 total, 438 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950208009469I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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