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FAA incident report · Beech 35-B33 · Bullhead City, AZ · November 6, 2001

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Date
November 6, 2001 · 17:54 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N315NF
Reported as
Beech 35B33
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,727 total900 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N315NFRegistered now · Beech 35-B33S/N CD-657 · Built 1963Airframe modelBeech 35-B33Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he departed the airport at Bullhead City, ax, destined for palm springs, CA. He said he was at 9000 feet MSL, when he lost electrical power. He returned back to the airport at Bullhead City. The pilot said he had to hand crank the landing gear down. After landing, the gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained damage to the landing gear, gear doors, propeller and engine. The aircraft was operated by the pilot/owner as a personal flight under CFR 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot and his passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AT BULLHEAD CITY, AX, DESTINED FOR PALM SPRINGS, CA. HE SAID HE WAS AT 9000 FEET MSL, WHEN HE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. HE RETURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AT BULLHEAD CITY. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD TO HAND CRANK THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. AFTER LANDING, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, GEAR DOORS, PROPELLER AND ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER CFR 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.