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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Fort Wayne, IN · September 30, 2005

Date: September 30, 2005 · 12:24 local
Place: Fort Wayne, IN
Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N472JW
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Allison 250B17F2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,900 total

N472JWRegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2016 · Beech A36S/N E-2964 · Built 1995 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 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 reported that his voltage was reading low, when he extended the gear for landing at Fort Wayne, he lost all electrical power. He stated that it felt like the gear had extended before electrical power went out, however he called the tower using a hand held radio and advised them that he had lost electrical power and was unsure if the gear was fully down and locked. The pilot then initiated a fly by of the tower so they could advise on the condition of the gear. The tower replied that the gear appeared to be down. The pilot landed the aircraft on runway 23 at fwa on the main landing gear and held the nose up as long as possible. When the nose gear touched down it collapsed, causing the nose of the aircraft to skid down the runway approximately 330 feet before coming to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS VOLTAGE WAS READING LOW, WHEN HE EXTENDED THE GEAR FOR LANDING AT FORT WAYNE, HE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. HE STATED THAT IT FELT LIKE THE GEAR HAD EXTENDED BEFORE ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OUT, HOWEVER HE CALLED THE TOWER USING A HAND HELD RADIO AND ADVISED THEM THAT HE HAD LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND WAS UNSURE IF THE GEAR WAS FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A FLY BY OF THE TOWER SO THEY COULD ADVISE ON THE CONDITION OF THE GEAR. THE TOWER REPLIED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 23 AT FWA ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND HELD THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IT COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 330 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST.

Other reports on N472JW · 3

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

Incident 20040617019829ILevel Off Touchdown · Teterboro, NJ(-23) In the landing flare, the pilot reported he felt the right rudder pedal jam in the "neutral position". (Left rudder pedal felt normal). Upon landing there was no right rudder available and the a/c could not turn right for taxi. The pilot cleared the…Jun 17, 2004 Incident 20031030036559IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Teterboro, NJ(-23) Teb airport-1750L BE-36 N472JW ground looped during landing on runway 24. Aircraft stopped at intersection of runways 19 and 24. No injuries occurred. One wheel brake appears to have been locked when the aircraft landed. Aircraft was towed to first…Oct 30, 2003 Incident 19981120039569ILevel Off Touchdown · East Hampton, NY(-5) Passenger [privacy data omitted] approached runway 28 noticed runway closed. Went around set up for 22, called out three green. [privacy data omitted] Gear collapsed. No injures.Nov 20, 1998 · Reported as Beech STC36 · Minor damage