# Incident 20120410005739I: Beech F33A, Fargo, ND, April 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2012, 19:45 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1555W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1555W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410005739I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ALTERNATOR FAILED AND HE COULD NOT GET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION.

## Other reports on N1555W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900615034499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615034499I), Jun 15, 1990: Beech F33A (N1555W), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to remove chain from propeller during preflight. Vibration inflight. Found damage at destination.

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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