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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Bakersfield, CA · March 26, 2010

Date: March 26, 2010 · 15:02 local
Place: Bakersfield, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3825M
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total100 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N3825MRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1813 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech A36 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.

While en route from el monte, CA (EMT) to woodland, CA (O41), the aircraft lost electrical power and diverted to Bakersfield municipal (L45). The PIC lowered the gear using the normal gear lever. The PIC ensured the gear was positively locked down by the resistance of the emergency handcrank being extremely hard. Upon landing, the nose gear collapsed damaging the nose gear area sheet metal, nose doors, nose strut and the propeller. A mechanic troubleshot the electrical system and found an inoperable alternator. Mechanic replaced alternator and electrical problem was corrected.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM EL MONTE, CA (EMT) TO WOODLAND, CA (O41), THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND DIVERTED TO BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL (L45). THE PIC LOWERED THE GEAR USING THE NORMAL GEAR LEVER. THE PIC ENSURED THE GEAR WAS POSITIVELY LOCKED DOWN BY THE RESISTANCE OF THE EMERGENCY HANDCRANK BEING EXTREMELY HARD. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR AREA SHEET METAL, NOSE DOORS, NOSE STRUT AND THE PROPELLER. A MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND AN INOPERABLE ALTERNATOR. MECHANIC REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.