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FAA incident report · Beech C24R · Abilene, TX · August 7, 1997

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Date
August 7, 1997 · 17:20 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N23993
Reported as
Beech C24R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
880 total75 in this make and model360 in the last 90 days
N23993Registration cancelled Mar 8, 2023 · Beech C24RS/N MC-476 · Built 1977Airframe modelBeech C24REngine modelLycoming I0360 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 August 7, 1997, the pilot of N23993, a Beechcraft C-24R airplane, reported the loss of the aircraft's alternator. This resulted in the subsequent total loss of electrical power, the inability to navigate and communicate IFR in IMC conditions, and an off airport landing. During the landing, the pilot failed to use the emergency landing gear extension system to extend the landing gear, resulting in a gear up landing. There were no injuries to the occupants and the aircraft suffered only minor damage. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 7, 1997, THE PILOT OF N23993, A BEECHCRAFT C-24R AIRPLANE, REPORTED THE LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ALTERNATOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE SUBSEQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, THE INABILITY TO NAVIGATE AND COMMUNICATE IFR IN IMC CONDITIONS, AND AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO USE THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.