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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Mt. Vernon, OH · June 8, 2010

Date: June 8, 2010 · 14:50 local
Place: Mt. Vernon, OH
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8636A
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,279 total830 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N8636ARegistered now · Beech A36S/N E1977 · Built 1982 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.

The pilot reported mansfield approach informed him that the transponder failed during an IFR flight plan from luk to 768. He elected to reset the transponder and troubleshoot the system when he noticed the "alternator out" light was illuminated. The pilot asked for clearance back to luk. The pilot stated he tried to get the landing gear down but there was not enough power. The pilot intended to save battery power by turning off all non-essential radios and tried again to extent the landing gear. About this time, the pilot reported he lost all radios, GPS, attitude indicator, and fuel flow indicator. The pilot looked for a place to land, disengaged the landing gear circuit breaker (per the operators manual), and unsuccessfully tried to crank the landing gear down. He prepared for an emergency landing at knox county airport and landed wheels up.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED MANSFIELD APPROACH INFORMED HIM THAT THE TRANSPONDER FAILED DURING AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LUK TO 768. HE ELECTED TO RESET THE TRANSPONDER AND TROUBLESHOOT THE SYSTEM WHEN HE NOTICED THE "ALTERNATOR OUT" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT ASKED FOR CLEARANCE BACK TO LUK. THE PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO GET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER. THE PILOT INTENDED TO SAVE BATTERY POWER BY TURNING OFF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL RADIOS AND TRIED AGAIN TO EXTENT THE LANDING GEAR. ABOUT THIS TIME, THE PILOT REPORTED HE LOST ALL RADIOS, GPS, ATTITUDE INDICATOR, AND FUEL FLOW INDICATOR. THE PILOT LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND, DISENGAGED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER (PER THE OPERATORS MANUAL), AND UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO CRANK THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KNOX COUNTY AIRPORT AND LANDED WHEELS UP.