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FAA incident report · Beech A56TC · Wilkes Barre Sc, PA · June 30, 1996

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Date
June 30, 1996 · 14:16 local
Place
Wilkes Barre Sc, PA
Airport
Wilkes-Barre Scranton International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9092Q
Reported as
Beech A56TC
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO541*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total2,000 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days
N9092QRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2008 · Beech A56TCS/N TG-92 · Built 1970Airframe modelBeech A56TCEngine modelLycoming TI0-541 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: pilot level at 13,000 ft. in VFR conditions, IFR flight plan GPS direct to portland, Maine. Experienced total electrical failure. Blame was placed on disintegration of the left alternator with parts shorting the main buss. This caused the right alternator to take full load and short out. Pilot landed uneventfully at Wilkes-Barre airport. Review of aircraft and engine after the incident revealed no prior mechanical discrepancies with the alternators. Malfunction and defect report to be filed. Submission of this report closes the investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT LEVEL AT 13,000 FT. IN VFR CONDITIONS, IFR FLIGHT PLAN GPS DIRECT TO PORTLAND, MAINE. EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. BLAME WAS PLACED ON DISINTEGRATION OF THE LEFT ALTERNATOR WITH PARTS SHORTING THE MAIN BUSS. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR TO TAKE FULL LOAD AND SHORT OUT. PILOT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT WILKES-BARRE AIRPORT. REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE AFTER THE INCIDENT REVEALED NO PRIOR MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE ALTERNATORS. MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT TO BE FILED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THE INVESTIGATION.

Other reports on N9092Q · 2

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

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