# Incident 20050930034419I: Beech A36, Fort Wayne, IN, September 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2005, 12:24 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472JW-2016-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B17F2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930034419I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20040617019829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040617019829I), Jun 17, 2004: Beech A36 (N472JW), 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…
- [Incident 20031030036559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031030036559I), Oct 30, 2003: Beech A36 (N472JW), 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.…
- [Incident 19981120039569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981120039569I), Nov 20, 1998: Beech STC36 (N472JW), East Hampton, NY, Minor damage. (-5) Passenger [privacy data omitted] approached runway 28 noticed runway closed. Went around set up for 22, called out three green. [privacy data omitted]…

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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