# Incident 20070818018279I: Beech A36, Camdenton, MO, August 18, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2007, 08:30 local time
- Place: Camdenton, MO
- Airport: Camdenton Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9740° N, 92.6913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Camdenton Memorial Airport (OZS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9740&lon=-92.6913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36NZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36NZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070818018279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON CLIMBOUT FROM CAMDENTON MEMORIAL AIRPORT (H21), THE PILOT NOTICED THE ALTERNATOR-OUT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER CONFIRMING AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE, THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND IDENTIFIED "THREE GREEN" AFTER THE GEAR CYCLED DOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE GEAR AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL LOW BATTERY CONDITION FOR LANDING AND TO SET UP A CONTROLLED DESCENT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ON APPROACH TO RWY 15, THE PILOT STATED HE HAD TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT HEARD "RUMBLING" AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND LEFT WING. A GEAR RETRACTION WAS ATTEMPTED AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT EXTENSIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY DAMAGE PREVENTED FURTHER EXAMINATION. MCI FSDO INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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