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FAA incident report · Beech 65 · Apple Valley, CA · May 20, 2003

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Date
May 20, 2003 · 08:55 local
Place
Apple Valley, CA
Airport
Apple Valley Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N342N
Reported as
Beech 65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total500 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N342NRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2017 · Beech 65S/N LC-96 · Built 1961Airframe modelBeech 65Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 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) The pilot was on a ferry flight from lakeport California to deland Florida to deliver the aircraft. Apply valley was a planned stop to inspect the aircraft and top off the fuel tanks. While on downwind leg into the Apple Valley Airport, the aircraft had a complete electrical failure and shortly after that the right engine lost power and failed. The pilot tried to manually extend the landing gear as outlined in the approved check list, but could not get the gear to fully extend. He elected to land gear up at the Apple Valley Airport. According to the pilot the aircraft had approximately 150 gallons of fuel remaining in the tanks. He indicated that he switched from the aux tanks to the main tanks about 50 miles from Apple Valley. The pilot had been flying for approximately 2 1/2 hours at the time of the electrical problems and subsequent engine failure. When the aircraft was lifted off the runway, it took about 15 minutes to get the landing gear to extend manually. Maintenance personnel at the Apple Valley Airport will try to determine the cause of the electrical failure, landing gear malfunction and power loss.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM LAKEPORT CALIFORNIA TO DELAND FLORIDA TO DELIVER THE AIRCRAFT. APPLY VALLEY WAS A PLANNED STOP TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND TOP OFF THE FUEL TANKS. WHILE ON DOWNWIND LEG INTO THE APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AND FAILED. THE PILOT TRIED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AS OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED CHECK LIST, BUT COULD NOT GET THE GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND. HE ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP AT THE APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 150 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANKS. HE INDICATED THAT HE SWITCHED FROM THE AUX TANKS TO THE MAIN TANKS ABOUT 50 MILES FROM APPLE VALLEY. THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, IT TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO GET THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND MANUALLY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT THE APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT WILL TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION AND POWER LOSS.

Other reports on N342N · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19801116079859ILevel Off Touchdown · Reno, NVZw gear not locked down, pilot completed emergency extension procedures. Gear collapsed on touchdown.Nov 16, 1980 · Minor damageAccident 19780304012389ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Norfolk, VARt eng starter relay contact points fused together.Mar 4, 1978 · Substantial damage