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FAA incident report · Beech B36TC · Livermore, CA · February 18, 2007

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Date
February 18, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Livermore Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36TF
Reported as
Beech B36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520UB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total203 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N36TFRegistered now · Beech B36TCS/N EA-328Airframe modelBeech B36TC

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What happened

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(-23) Approximately 12 miles out on approach to lv, the plot pitched up to slow the aircraft down and dropped the landing gear which was indicated by three green lights. A few seconds later the pilot noticed the HSI had flagged. He then noticed the alt light was on, indicating electrical failure, and the amp meter was on a discharge. He tried resetting the alt switch several times with no results. He then turned off all non essential instruments, due to electrical power rapid degradation, and turned on the standby generator tied to comm 1. At approximately 5 miles out from lvk, the pilot was cleared to land, and traveling too fast (120 knots), because of no power for flap deployment, he cut the throttle which limits the standby generator; therefore he did not hear the tower calling him to report a landing gear problem. Not knowing there was a landing gear problem, the pilot executed his landing and the gear folded up, and the aircraft skidded down the runway coming to a stop. There will be a follow-up (amendment) to this report when determination of the electrical failure has been made.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES OUT ON APPROACH TO LV, THE PLOT PITCHED UP TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND DROPPED THE LANDING GEAR WHICH WAS INDICATED BY THREE GREEN LIGHTS. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PILOT NOTICED THE HSI HAD FLAGGED. HE THEN NOTICED THE ALT LIGHT WAS ON, INDICATING ELECTRICAL FAILURE, AND THE AMP METER WAS ON A DISCHARGE. HE TRIED RESETTING THE ALT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. HE THEN TURNED OFF ALL NON ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTS, DUE TO ELECTRICAL POWER RAPID DEGRADATION, AND TURNED ON THE STANDBY GENERATOR TIED TO COMM 1. AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES OUT FROM LVK, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND, AND TRAVELING TOO FAST (120 KNOTS), BECAUSE OF NO POWER FOR FLAP DEPLOYMENT, HE CUT THE THROTTLE WHICH LIMITS THE STANDBY GENERATOR; THEREFORE HE DID NOT HEAR THE TOWER CALLING HIM TO REPORT A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM, THE PILOT EXECUTED HIS LANDING AND THE GEAR FOLDED UP, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP. THERE WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP (AMENDMENT) TO THIS REPORT WHEN DETERMINATION OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE HAS BEEN MADE.