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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech K35 · Pensacola, FL · November 29, 2003

Date: November 29, 2003 · 11:56 local
Place: Pensacola, FL
Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N627T
Reported as: Beech K35
Reported engine: Continental IO470C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,519 total88 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N627TRegistered now · Beech K35S/N D-5747 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBeech K35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On nov 29, 2003, while on a flight from sylacauga, al (kscd) to Pensacola, FL (kpns), N627T at approximately 40NM from Pensacola began to experience electrical loss of autopilot, radios and GPS. Pensacola approach was informed of the situation, and N627T, requested through approach control a green landing light from the tower for landing. On downwind leg, N627T received a green light from tower. The pilot stated that when the gear was selected down the gear warning horn went out, heard and felt the gear go down, and had a nose gear indication on the floor that showed the nose gear down. During rollout after touchdown the left gear collapsed, then the right gear followed by the nose gear. Investigation revealed a broken field wire to the alternator causing electrical failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOV 29, 2003, WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM SYLACAUGA, AL (KSCD) TO PENSACOLA, FL (KPNS), N627T AT APPROXIMATELY 40NM FROM PENSACOLA BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL LOSS OF AUTOPILOT, RADIOS AND GPS. PENSACOLA APPROACH WAS INFORMED OF THE SITUATION, AND N627T, REQUESTED THROUGH APPROACH CONTROL A GREEN LANDING LIGHT FROM THE TOWER FOR LANDING. ON DOWNWIND LEG, N627T RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT FROM TOWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THE GEAR WARNING HORN WENT OUT, HEARD AND FELT THE GEAR GO DOWN, AND HAD A NOSE GEAR INDICATION ON THE FLOOR THAT SHOWED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN. DURING ROLLOUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE RIGHT GEAR FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN FIELD WIRE TO THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURE.