# Incident 20100608005959I: Beech A36, Mt. Vernon, OH, June 8, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2010, 14:50 local time
- Place: Mt. Vernon, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8636A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8636A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,279 total, 830 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100608005959I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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