20020319008939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Jacksonville, FL · March 19, 2002

Date: March 19, 2002 · 15:34 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N711DU
Reported as: Beech M35
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N711DURegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2013 · Beech M35S/N D-6538 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine 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) Electrical failure: the landing gear did not extend fully. The pilot performed a go-around and used the manual gear extension. Both mains made ground contact and the landing gear appeared to be locked. After 50 yards the left main landing gear collapsed. The left wing tip scraped and the left gear door was damaged. The left brake was scraped. The pilot landed the aircraft with minimum aircraft damage. Electrical failure: battery was totally dead and landing gear actuator rod was damaged. Corrective action: the battery was internally shorted and the alternator was overloaded which caused the field circuit breaker to pop. Battery was replaced and the circuit breaker was reset.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ELECTRICAL FAILURE: THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND FULLY. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND USED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. BOTH MAINS MADE GROUND CONTACT AND THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE LOCKED. AFTER 50 YARDS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LEFT WING TIP SCRAPED AND THE LEFT GEAR DOOR WAS DAMAGED. THE LEFT BRAKE WAS SCRAPED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINIMUM AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. ELECTRICAL FAILURE: BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DEAD AND LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD WAS DAMAGED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE BATTERY WAS INTERNALLY SHORTED AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS OVERLOADED WHICH CAUSED THE FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET.

Other reports on N711DU · 1

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