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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E35 · Mesquite, TX · March 27, 1995

Date: March 27, 1995 · 09:00 local
Place: Mesquite, TX
Airport: Phil L Hudson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7347B
Reported as: Beech E35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N7347BRegistered now · Beech E35S/N D-3810 Airframe modelBeech E35 Engine modelContinental E225 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: on March 27, 1995, at 08:30 local time, the private rated pilot departed Hudson airport, Mesquite, Texas in N7347B, a Beechcraft bonanza, model E35 for a local personal flight under FAR part 91 in VMC. After takeoff the pilot attempted to raise the landing gear and experienced a complete electrical failure. Electrical power could not be restored. The pilot stated he could not determine if the landing gear was up or down. He then attempted to lower the landing gear manually. The pilot stated the gear was very hard to crank. The pilot subsequently landed at Hudson airport with the landing gear in the up and locked position. The aircraft received minor damage, with no injuries to the pilot. The aircraft was lifted and the landing gear was extended manually with no problems. Incident closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 27, 1995, AT 08:30 LOCAL TIME, THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT DEPARTED HUDSON AIRPORT, MESQUITE, TEXAS IN N7347B, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, MODEL E35 FOR A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER FAR PART 91 IN VMC. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ELECTRICAL POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED. THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS UP OR DOWN. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY. THE PILOT STATED THE GEAR WAS VERY HARD TO CRANK. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED AT HUDSON AIRPORT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY WITH NO PROBLEMS. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.