19990417021239I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A65 · Wharton, TX · April 17, 1999

Date: April 17, 1999 · 19:52 local
Place: Wharton, TX
Airport: Wharton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N712E
Reported as: Beech A65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total275 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N712ERegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2007 · Beech A65S/N LC-241 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech A65 Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft had total electrical failure after takeoff. Pilot was unable to restore electrical problem. The pilot could not manually extend the landing gear. The pilot elected to climb to altitude and allow the parachutist out. He also flew around for approx. 40 minutes to burn off the majority of fuel. Pilot landed the airplane gear up. After a conversation with the pilot, it was determined he was knowledgeable of the emergency landing gear operation systems and procedures. He tried several attempts to engage and manually lower the landing gear with the manual extension procedures. At this time the cause of why the landing gear did not lower manually is undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT HAD TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE PILOT COULD NOT MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CLIMB TO ALTITUDE AND ALLOW THE PARACHUTIST OUT. HE ALSO FLEW AROUND FOR APPROX. 40 MINUTES TO BURN OFF THE MAJORITY OF FUEL. PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE GEAR UP. AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT, IT WAS DETERMINED HE WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR OPERATION SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES. HE TRIED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE AND MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURES. AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF WHY THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT LOWER MANUALLY IS UNDETERMINED.

Other reports on N712E · 2

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

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