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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Emporia, KS · March 11, 2000

Date: March 11, 2000 · 08:15 local
Place: Emporia, KS
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N818CJ
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 665 total80 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N818CJRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2012 · Raytheon A36S/N E-3294 · Built 1999 Airframe modelRaytheon A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 11, 2000, at approximately 0730 am, local time the pilot-in-command of N818CJ, a Beechcraft BE-36, departed mkc, Kansas city, Missouri downtown airport on an irf flight to beechfield, wichita, Kansas. While enroute at 6,000 feet the pilot discovered a low-voltage indication, recognized an alternator failure and notified Kansas city center that the pilot was returning to Emporia municipal airport. The pilot initated a descent and elected to extend the landing gear electrically at which time the radios ceased to function and the pilot was unable to detect annunicator lights. Upon touchdown in a field short of the airport, the landing gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 11, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 AM, LOCAL TIME THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N818CJ, A BEECHCRAFT BE-36, DEPARTED MKC, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI DOWNTOWN AIRPORT ON AN IRF FLIGHT TO BEECHFIELD, WICHITA, KANSAS. WHILE ENROUTE AT 6,000 FEET THE PILOT DISCOVERED A LOW-VOLTAGE INDICATION, RECOGNIZED AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND NOTIFIED KANSAS CITY CENTER THAT THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO EMPORIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT INITATED A DESCENT AND ELECTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICALLY AT WHICH TIME THE RADIOS CEASED TO FUNCTION AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANNUNICATOR LIGHTS. UPON TOUCHDOWN IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE AIRPORT, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.