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FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Springfield, IL · December 12, 2009

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Date
December 12, 2009 · 13:43 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2050Z
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,009 total4,500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N2050ZRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10193 · Built 1978Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine 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.

Enroute from bmi to spi the pilot of N2050Z reported an electrical system failure. The pilot completed the abnormal checklist but was unable to restore electric power. Radio contact with spi ATCT was lost. The airman manually lowered the landing gear and made a low approach along runway 1 3/31 and recieved a green light gun signal clearance to land. During the landing rollout the nose landing gear slowly collapsed causing minor damage to the nose cowling , nose landing gear doors and the propeller. Neither the pilot nor his two passengers incurred injuries. The pilot stated he had cranked on the emergency landing gear extension handle until it stopped completely. During the investigation it was noted that while on jacks the emergency gear extension tested good with all three gear down and locked. There was no evidence that there was a mechanical malfunction in the landing gear locking mechanism. Other factors caused by the loss of electrical power include the loss of the landing gear down indicator lights which would have notified the pilot of the unsafe condition of the unlocked nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE FROM BMI TO SPI THE PILOT OF N2050Z REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER. RADIO CONTACT WITH SPI ATCT WAS LOST. THE AIRMAN MANUALLY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND MADE A LOW APPROACH ALONG RUNWAY 1 3/31 AND RECIEVED A GREEN LIGHT GUN SIGNAL CLEARANCE TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWLING , NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND THE PROPELLER. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS TWO PASSENGERS INCURRED INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD CRANKED ON THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE UNTIL IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT WHILE ON JACKS THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION TESTED GOOD WITH ALL THREE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE LANDING GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM. OTHER FACTORS CAUSED BY THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDE THE LOSS OF THE LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS WHICH WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED THE PILOT OF THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE UNLOCKED NOSE GEAR.