# Accident 20020731022249A: Beech A36, Pittsburgh, PA, July 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2002, 20:45 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3542° N, 79.9300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3542&lon=-79.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3869Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731022249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE AFTER TAKE OFF FROM THE LATROBE/ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT (LBE) ON A VFR FLIGHT TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (AGC). UNABLE TO CONFIRM A COMPLETE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR AS INDICATED BY THE GEAR RED WARNING LIGHT, THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE CONTROL TOWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONFIRM FULL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. TOWER PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED, SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS STRIP PARALLELING RUNWAY 28 AND TAXIWAY A. THE LOWER REAR FUSELAGE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA079), Aug 1, 2002: Beech A-36 (N3869Z), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the alternator. A factor was the pilot's inability to manually extend the landing gear.

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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