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FAA incident report · Beech B36TC · Houston, TX · December 11, 2006

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Date
December 11, 2006 · 12:54 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N66532
Reported as
Beech B36TC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N66532Registered now · Beech B36TCS/N EA-351 · Built 1983Airframe modelBeech B36TCEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) N66532, a BE-36-B36TC departed Houston's Hobby (hou) airport at approximately 1247 CST on an IFR flight plan to mid-way regional airport (jwy) near waxahachie, Texas. The pilot received three separate weather briefings from the montgomery county afss at 1413Z, 1608Z, and 1748Z. The weather 1853Z was reported as wind 070 degrees at 3 knots, 1SM visibility, light rain, scattered clouds at 400 ft, broken clouds at 700 ft, and overcast bases at 2400 ft, temperature 19C, dewpoint 18C, altimeter setting 30.14 in hg. The pilot reports that after takeoff the electrical system failed subsequent to his putting the landing gear handle in the up position. Rather than enter the clouds, he decided to remain clear of clouds and return for landing by making left traffic to runway 12R. He further reports that he made no attempt to use the alternate landing gear extension system, citing time constraints brought about by the poor weather conditions and his desire to remain in visual meteorological conditions. Upon touchdown on runway 12R the landing gear collapsed. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N66532, A BE-36-B36TC DEPARTED HOUSTON'S HOBBY (HOU) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1247 CST ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO MID-WAY REGIONAL AIRPORT (JWY) NEAR WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS. THE PILOT RECEIVED THREE SEPARATE WEATHER BRIEFINGS FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AFSS AT 1413Z, 1608Z, AND 1748Z. THE WEATHER 1853Z WAS REPORTED AS WIND 070 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS, 1SM VISIBILITY, LIGHT RAIN, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 400 FT, BROKEN CLOUDS AT 700 FT, AND OVERCAST BASES AT 2400 FT, TEMPERATURE 19C, DEWPOINT 18C, ALTIMETER SETTING 30.14 IN HG. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED SUBSEQUENT TO HIS PUTTING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. RATHER THAN ENTER THE CLOUDS, HE DECIDED TO REMAIN CLEAR OF CLOUDS AND RETURN FOR LANDING BY MAKING LEFT TRAFFIC TO RUNWAY 12R. HE FURTHER REPORTS THAT HE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO USE THE ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM, CITING TIME CONSTRAINTS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS DESIRE TO REMAIN IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 12R THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.