20061030024029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A35 · Abilene, TX · October 30, 2006

Date: October 30, 2006 · 18:48 local
Place: Abilene, TX
Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8752A
Reported as: Beech A35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N8752ARegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Beech A35S/N D-2174 · Built 1949 Airframe modelBeech A35 Engine modelContinental E185 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) On October 30, 2006, at 1848 CDT, the pilot in command of N8752A, a Beechcraft bonanza BE-35-A35 aircraft, experienced total loss of electrical power while enroute from brownwood, Texas, to taos, new Mexico. The pilot subsequently was cleared to perform an emergency landing on runway 17R at Abilene Regional Airport. After landing the pilot turned short of taxiway charlie. This incident was caused by loss of the aircraft lighting system, causing the pilot to be unable to see the turn off. The aircraft impacted a drainage ditch and the nose landing gear collapsed. VMC conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the title 14 CFR, part 91 VFR flight. The aircraft sustained only minor damage. No injuries were reported by the pilot or his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 30, 2006, AT 1848 CDT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N8752A, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA BE-35-A35 AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE ENROUTE FROM BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, TO TAOS, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS CLEARED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT TURNED SHORT OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT LIGHTING SYSTEM, CAUSING THE PILOT TO BE UNABLE TO SEE THE TURN OFF. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR, PART 91 VFR FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.