20100910045599I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36TC · Sun River, OR · September 10, 2010

Date
September 10, 2010 · 17:01 local
Place
Sun River, OR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99VM
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 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.

Pilot daniel skotte was attempting to fly from klamath falls, OR to the bend, OR airport. He reported loss of electrical power in his airplane. Mr. Skotte diverted to the sunriver airport, as he attempted to land, the front landing gear collapsed causing the front of the plane to skid down the runway. Mr. Skotte stateed that he lost all "electronics" in his plane causing radio and landing gear failure. He called the FAA fss and advised them of his difficulties. Mr. Skotte pulled the fuses to the landing gear and manaully cranked the landing gear down. He claims that the rear wheels touched first and when the nose touched the ground the gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DANIEL SKOTTE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY FROM KLAMATH FALLS, OR TO THE BEND, OR AIRPORT. HE REPORTED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN HIS AIRPLANE. MR. SKOTTE DIVERTED TO THE SUNRIVER AIRPORT, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, THE FRONT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE PLANE TO SKID DOWN THE RUNWAY. MR. SKOTTE STATEED THAT HE LOST ALL "ELECTRONICS" IN HIS PLANE CAUSING RADIO AND LANDING GEAR FAILURE. HE CALLED THE FAA FSS AND ADVISED THEM OF HIS DIFFICULTIES. MR. SKOTTE PULLED THE FUSES TO THE LANDING GEAR AND MANAULLY CRANKED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE CLAIMS THAT THE REAR WHEELS TOUCHED FIRST AND WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED THE GROUND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N99VM · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.