19990117006769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Marthas Vineyar, MA · January 17, 1999

Date: January 17, 1999 · 11:20 local
Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
Airport: Marthas Vineyard
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6689N
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total1,000 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N6689NRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1622 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) Pilot took off from mvy, retracted the landing gear and heard a pop noise in his headset, then realized he had lost electrical power. He used the handheld to notify ATC that he had a problem and came around and did a fly-by the tower. The controller breadcast "the landing gear appears to be down." The pilot then flew around the pattern, got a green light from the tower to land. The pilot landed the aricraft and then the landing gear collapsed. Pilot evacuated the aircraft immediately.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM MVY, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND HEARD A POP NOISE IN HIS HEADSET, THEN REALIZED HE HAD LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. HE USED THE HANDHELD TO NOTIFY ATC THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM AND CAME AROUND AND DID A FLY-BY THE TOWER. THE CONTROLLER BREADCAST "THE LANDING GEAR APPEARS TO BE DOWN." THE PILOT THEN FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN, GOT A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TOWER TO LAND. THE PILOT LANDED THE ARICRAFT AND THEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY.