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FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Pierre, SD · July 7, 1998

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Date
July 7, 1998 · 12:18 local
Place
Pierre, SD
Airport
Pierre Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N87AD
Reported as
Beech H35
Reported engine
Continental IO470N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,345 total447 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N87ADRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2005 · Beech H35S/N D-4943 · Built 1957Airframe modelBeech H35Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)Mr. Nyboer pilot in command of N87AD, a Beech 35-H35, on an IFR flight plan from lacrosse, Wisconsin to custer, south dakota experienced a gradual loss of radio communications which subsequently escalated to a full electrical failure. In a written statemant Mr. Nyboer stated that he secured the power to all avionics equipment, and elected to land at Pierre Municipal Airport. Because of the electrical failure he was unable to lower the landing gear normally and lowered the gear manually with the hand crank. Because there was no electrical power the gear down indicating light did not light and the gear warning horn did not sound. To check the gear down position, he had to rely on the mechanical gear position pointer. The pointer indicated that the gear was in the down position. The pilot set up and approcah to runway 13 without flaps (no power) immediately after landing the landing gear collapsed. Mr. Nyboer was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was not injured. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the landing gear and propeller, however there was no structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)MR. NYBOER PILOT IN COMMAND OF N87AD, A BEECH 35-H35, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LACROSSE, WISCONSIN TO CUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY ESCALATED TO A FULL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. IN A WRITTEN STATEMANT MR. NYBOER STATED THAT HE SECURED THE POWER TO ALL AVIONICS EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTED TO LAND AT PIERRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE HE WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR NORMALLY AND LOWERED THE GEAR MANUALLY WITH THE HAND CRANK. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER THE GEAR DOWN INDICATING LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND. TO CHECK THE GEAR DOWN POSITION, HE HAD TO RELY ON THE MECHANICAL GEAR POSITION POINTER. THE POINTER INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT SET UP AND APPROCAH TO RUNWAY 13 WITHOUT FLAPS (NO POWER) IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. MR. NYBOER WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

Other reports on N87AD · 1

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

Accident 20040506017719ALevel Off Touchdown · Fort Pierce, FL(-23) On may 6, 2004, about 1030 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-35-H35, N87AD, collided with the ground during the final landing approach to the Aero Acres Airport, in Fort Pierce, Florida. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of title 14…May 6, 2004 · Substantial damage