# Incident 19980820035689I: Beech A36, Scottsboro, AL, August 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1998, 16:40 local time
- Place: Scottsboro, AL
- Airport: Scottsboro Municipal-Word Field Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6723° N, 86.0341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsboro, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6723&lon=-86.0341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N769LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N769LW-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,027 total, 18 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980820035689I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CAPABILITY THE PILOT STATED HE MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. UPON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N769LW (1)

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

- [Accident 19990421003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990421003829A), Apr 21, 1999: Beech A36 (N769LW), Courtland, AL, Substantial damage. Acft lost power and attempted to land at Courtland arpt but crashed 2 miles se of the arpt, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)during cruise flight, throttle…

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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