# Incident 20020118001099I: Beech A36, Mobile, AL, January 18, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2002, 12:20 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Bates Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3816S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3816S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020118001099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR BUT FAILED TO GET THE GEAR FULL DOWN AND LOCKED. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALS DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND ENGINE COWLING AND EXHAUST. CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE TO BE DETERMINED UPON FURTHER INSPECTION.

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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