# Incident 19990417021239I: Beech A65, Wharton, TX, April 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1999, 19:52 local time
- Place: Wharton, TX
- Airport: Wharton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2543° N, 96.1544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHARTON RGNL (ARM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2543&lon=-96.1544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712E-2007-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A65 (registry code 1152803, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 275 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990417021239I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19980222004799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222004799I), Feb 22, 1998: Beech A65 (N712E), Suffolk, VA. Narrative: on 2/22/98, at 1500 hours, Mr. Larry lee lawson, a skydiver, utilizing the services of skydive Suffolk, received serious injury during his third…
- [Incident 19911207061489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207061489I), Dec 7, 1991: Beech A65 (N712E), Buckeye, AZ, 1 fatal. Jumpers main canopy deployed but twisted. After cutway she deployed reserve chute too close to ground.

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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