# Incident 20030520009249I: Beech 65, Apple Valley, CA, May 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2003, 08:55 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342N-2017-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030520009249I

## Narrative

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

(-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 19801116079859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116079859I), Nov 16, 1980: Beech 65 (N342N), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Zw gear not locked down, pilot completed emergency extension procedures. Gear collapsed on touchdown.
- [Accident 19780304012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304012389A), Mar 4, 1978: Beech 65 (N342N), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Rt eng starter relay contact points fused together.

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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