# Incident 19960630025449I: Beech A56TC, Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, June 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1996, 14:16 local time
- 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)
- Location: 41.3385° N, 75.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (AVP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3385&lon=-75.7234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9092Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9092Q-2008-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A56TC (registry code 1152738, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a56tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630025449I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19830329010079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830329010079A), Mar 29, 1983: Beech A56TC (N9092Q), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Left tire blew out on fast landing. Aircraft swerved. Side load collapsed the landing gear.
- [Accident 19771007033579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771007033579A), Oct 7, 1977: Beech A56TC (N9092Q), Borrego Spring, CA, Substantial damage

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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