20030118000939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 65-80 · San Carlos, CA · January 18, 2003

Date: January 18, 2003 · 10:17 local
Place: San Carlos, CA
Airport: San Carlos Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7864D
Reported as: Beech 6580
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total180 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N7864DRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Beech 65-80S/N LD-120 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 65-80 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Approximately 3 minutes after departure N7864D experienced a complete loss of electrical power. The pilot and his single passenger circled nearby the San Carlos Airport (sql) while troubleshooting the problem. Having not resolved the problem, the pilot decided to do an emergency extension of the landing gear and land at sql. After touch down, the gear was observed collapsing immediately and the aircraft veering to the left of runway 30. The aircraft continued to skid into the infield and struck a guidance sign and 2 taxi way lights. The aircraft then swerved back to the right across "delto" intersection striking 2 more taxi way lights and coming to rest close to the center line of runway 30.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE N7864D EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER CIRCLED NEARBY THE SAN CARLOS AIRPORT (SQL) WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. HAVING NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND LAND AT SQL. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE GEAR WAS OBSERVED COLLAPSING IMMEDIATELY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERING TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID INTO THE INFIELD AND STRUCK A GUIDANCE SIGN AND 2 TAXI WAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWERVED BACK TO THE RIGHT ACROSS "DELTO" INTERSECTION STRIKING 2 MORE TAXI WAY LIGHTS AND COMING TO REST CLOSE TO THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 30.