20071008022839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Naples, FL · October 8, 2007

Date: October 8, 2007 · 14:30 local
Place: Naples, FL
Airport: Naples Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1548W
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total2,500 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N1548WRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9344 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) Approximately 30 minutes before landing, aircraft experienced loss of electrical power. PIC attempted to cycle to landing gear down unsuccessfully, then proceeded to lower the gear manually. He stopped once he felt, what he believed was stop resistance. He landed "as smooth as possible" but on roll out the left main landing gear collapsed. Pilot communicated with ATC by operating radios with a 4-AMP backup battery.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. PIC ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE TO LANDING GEAR DOWN UNSUCCESSFULLY, THEN PROCEEDED TO LOWER THE GEAR MANUALLY. HE STOPPED ONCE HE FELT, WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS STOP RESISTANCE. HE LANDED "AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE" BUT ON ROLL OUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH ATC BY OPERATING RADIOS WITH A 4-AMP BACKUP BATTERY.