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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Janesville, WI · August 4, 2007

Date: August 4, 2007 · 11:00 local
Place: Janesville, WI
Airport: Southern Wisconsin Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7299B
Reported as: Beech J35
Reported engine: Continental IO470C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N7299BRegistration cancelled Oct 12, 2012 · Beech J35S/N D-5663 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBeech J35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 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) Pilot stated he had flown the aircraft numerous times with alternator inoperative, recharging battery at landing points prior to jvl. Landing gear is electrically operated. Pilot stated the battery failed upon descent into jvl, and he attempted a normal extension of the landing gear. Pilot stated he had only a mechanical indication of the nose wheel extension, and took that to mean all gear was down and locked. At touchdown the gear collapsed. Pilot, one passenger, and dog were not injured. Aircraft damage was minor. Investigation found the pilot made five flights in the plane, three across lake Michigan, between 7/24/07 and 8/04/07 with a known electrical system failure. Pilot had scheduled alternator rebuild the week of 8/26/07. During approach to jvl, pilot stated the "panel went black", and he attempted a normal extension of the landing gear. He stated he did not use the manual crank to assure gear down, or request tower to visually check the gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT NUMEROUS TIMES WITH ALTERNATOR INOPERATIVE, RECHARGING BATTERY AT LANDING POINTS PRIOR TO JVL. LANDING GEAR IS ELECTRICALLY OPERATED. PILOT STATED THE BATTERY FAILED UPON DESCENT INTO JVL, AND HE ATTEMPTED A NORMAL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT STATED HE HAD ONLY A MECHANICAL INDICATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL EXTENSION, AND TOOK THAT TO MEAN ALL GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AT TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT, ONE PASSENGER, AND DOG WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PILOT MADE FIVE FLIGHTS IN THE PLANE, THREE ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN, BETWEEN 7/24/07 AND 8/04/07 WITH A KNOWN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. PILOT HAD SCHEDULED ALTERNATOR REBUILD THE WEEK OF 8/26/07. DURING APPROACH TO JVL, PILOT STATED THE "PANEL WENT BLACK", AND HE ATTEMPTED A NORMAL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. HE STATED HE DID NOT USE THE MANUAL CRANK TO ASSURE GEAR DOWN, OR REQUEST TOWER TO VISUALLY CHECK THE GEAR.

Other reports on N7299B · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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