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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42 · Kennesaw, GA · June 28, 2010

Date
June 28, 2010 · 09:36 local
Place
Kennesaw, GA
Airport
Mccollum
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
E7TA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N500JP
Reported as
Beech 95-B55 (T42
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft reportedly experienced electrical problem after takeoff and pilot called back to company office via cell phone and reported electrical failure and smoke/fumes in cockpit. Company rep reported same to ryy tower. Pilot states he had high amps followed by loss of battery so he attempted load shedding by shutting off systems. Extension of gear and first landing attempt was scrubbed due no gear extension, and he performed manual extension and on landing nose gear collapsed, causing damage to both propellers and nose cone/gear door. Aircraft came to rest in middle of runway, and was moved to company hangar with FAA iic permisson. Upon post incident inspection, found batteries severly overheated, contactor burnt, and all four wire terminals loose on left alternator. Aircraft had recent electrical wiring rework. Mechanic on scene said he was one that did work.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFTER TAKEOFF AND PILOT CALLED BACK TO COMPANY OFFICE VIA CELL PHONE AND REPORTED ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND SMOKE/FUMES IN COCKPIT. COMPANY REP REPORTED SAME TO RYY TOWER. PILOT STATES HE HAD HIGH AMPS FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF BATTERY SO HE ATTEMPTED LOAD SHEDDING BY SHUTTING OFF SYSTEMS. EXTENSION OF GEAR AND FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT WAS SCRUBBED DUE NO GEAR EXTENSION, AND HE PERFORMED MANUAL EXTENSION AND ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND NOSE CONE/GEAR DOOR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN MIDDLE OF RUNWAY, AND WAS MOVED TO COMPANY HANGAR WITH FAA IIC PERMISSON. UPON POST INCIDENT INSPECTION, FOUND BATTERIES SEVERLY OVERHEATED, CONTACTOR BURNT, AND ALL FOUR WIRE TERMINALS LOOSE ON LEFT ALTERNATOR. AIRCRAFT HAD RECENT ELECTRICAL WIRING REWORK. MECHANIC ON SCENE SAID HE WAS ONE THAT DID WORK.