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FAA incident report · Beech D-45 · Monterey, CA · June 19, 2001

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Date
June 19, 2001 · 16:40 local
Place
Monterey, CA
Airport
Monterey Peninsula
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N343MN
Reported as
Beech D45
Pilot’s flight hours
7,370 total50 in this make and model122 in the last 90 days
N343MNRegistration cancelled May 21, 2013 · Beech D-45S/N BG-371Airframe modelBeech D-45

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated that he was on a local VFR flight from mry when he experienced a total electrical failure ( generator and battery) approximately 30 miles east-southeast of Monterey airport. Upon noticing the electrical problem he turned toward mry and attempted to contact approach control. No transmissions nor headset tone were heard. He then completed the electrical failure procedure (generator - off and nonessential equipment -off) and proceeded towary mry. On downwind he rechecked the landing gear indications and it was still giving a barber-poled indication. He then stated that he lined up on final (28R) for a fly-by looking for a green light signal fro the mry tower for an indication that the pattern would be clear on the next pass and to get confirmation that the aircraft's landing gear was in the down postion. After receiving a green light from the tower, the pilot committed himself to land on runway 28R. Upon touchdown, the landing gear began to collapse which then caused damage to the propeller and gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT FROM MRY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE ( GENERATOR AND BATTERY) APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MONTEREY AIRPORT. UPON NOTICING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HE TURNED TOWARD MRY AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT APPROACH CONTROL. NO TRANSMISSIONS NOR HEADSET TONE WERE HEARD. HE THEN COMPLETED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE PROCEDURE (GENERATOR - OFF AND NONESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT -OFF) AND PROCEEDED TOWARY MRY. ON DOWNWIND HE RECHECKED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS AND IT WAS STILL GIVING A BARBER-POLED INDICATION. HE THEN STATED THAT HE LINED UP ON FINAL (28R) FOR A FLY-BY LOOKING FOR A GREEN LIGHT SIGNAL FRO THE MRY TOWER FOR AN INDICATION THAT THE PATTERN WOULD BE CLEAR ON THE NEXT PASS AND TO GET CONFIRMATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSTION. AFTER RECEIVING A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TOWER, THE PILOT COMMITTED HIMSELF TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28R. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE WHICH THEN CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND GEAR DOORS.