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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Dayton, TN · April 21, 2006

Date: April 21, 2006 · 11:50 local
Place: Dayton, TN
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N157CB
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A21
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total90 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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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 stated that while he was being vectored for an instrument approach, in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), to the Dayton, TN airport (2A0), the aircraft's weather radar became inoperable, the horizontal situation indicator (left side) became inoperable, and both generators became inoperable. The pilot advised ATC that he had a serious problem and initiated a climb to visual meteorological conditions (VMC). When he was in VMC, he tried to determine the problem. He had experienced a dual generator failure. Ultimately he was able to put one generator on line, he contacted ATC and received radar vectors to land at the nearest suitable airport. The pilot has since had maintenance personnel attempt to determine the problem and has said that as soon as the problem is determined, he will ensure that the appropriate SDR is completed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS BEING VECTORED FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH, IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), TO THE DAYTON, TN AIRPORT (2A0), THE AIRCRAFT'S WEATHER RADAR BECAME INOPERABLE, THE HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (LEFT SIDE) BECAME INOPERABLE, AND BOTH GENERATORS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE PILOT ADVISED ATC THAT HE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND INITIATED A CLIMB TO VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC). WHEN HE WAS IN VMC, HE TRIED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. HE HAD EXPERIENCED A DUAL GENERATOR FAILURE. ULTIMATELY HE WAS ABLE TO PUT ONE GENERATOR ON LINE, HE CONTACTED ATC AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAS SINCE HAD MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND HAS SAID THAT AS SOON AS THE PROBLEM IS DETERMINED, HE WILL ENSURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE SDR IS COMPLETED.