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FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Mobile, AL · March 7, 2004

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Date
March 7, 2004 · 14:35 local
Place
Mobile, AL
Airport
Bates Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8369D
Reported as
Beech J35
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total900 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N8369DRegistered now · Beech J35S/N D-5493 · Built 1958Airframe modelBeech J35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Milton l. godley (pilot) departed destin municipal airport, Florida (dts) en route to bunkie Louisiana (2R6). In the proximity of the Mobile regional airport, AL (mob) Mr. Godley began experiencing difficulties with the aircraft electrical system; he stated; as per ATC "transponder not transmitting, radio communications intermittent etc. The pilot noticed the garmin 430 GPS was intermittent "on and off". The pilot concluded the aircraft was having a progressive electrical system failure. He contacted the Mobile regional airport control tower requesting clearance for a precautionary landing. The pilot executed the before landing "gumps" check lowering the landing gear using the normal landing gear down switch. The pilot visually verified the landing gear mechanical indicator down, and continued with the landing procedure. During the landing roll out the nose landing gear collapsed; causing damage to the nose cowl, both side panels, nose gear steering linkage, nose gear retraction linkage, propeller, and the engine had a sudden stoppage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. MILTON L. GODLEY (PILOT) DEPARTED DESTIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA (DTS) EN ROUTE TO BUNKIE LOUISIANA (2R6). IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT, AL (MOB) MR. GODLEY BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HE STATED; AS PER ATC "TRANSPONDER NOT TRANSMITTING, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS INTERMITTENT ETC. THE PILOT NOTICED THE GARMIN 430 GPS WAS INTERMITTENT "ON AND OFF". THE PILOT CONCLUDED THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING A PROGRESSIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. HE CONTACTED THE MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER REQUESTING CLEARANCE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE BEFORE LANDING "GUMPS" CHECK LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR USING THE NORMAL LANDING GEAR DOWN SWITCH. THE PILOT VISUALLY VERIFIED THE LANDING GEAR MECHANICAL INDICATOR DOWN, AND CONTINUED WITH THE LANDING PROCEDURE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED; CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWL, BOTH SIDE PANELS, NOSE GEAR STEERING LINKAGE, NOSE GEAR RETRACTION LINKAGE, PROPELLER, AND THE ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

Other reports on N8369D · 1

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