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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Somerville, NJ · May 12, 2012

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Date
May 12, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place
Somerville, NJ
Airport
Somerset
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1515M
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total800 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N1515MRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1304 · Built 1988Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine 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.

Pilot reported that while enroute to beltsville from Somerset he experienced a complete electrical failure. He then returned to Somerset for landing. He extended the gear manually using the emergency gear extension handle. He reported the gear handle stopped turning and assumed the gear was down but had no electrical power to provide green lite indication. Upon touchdown the gear was only partially extended and resulted in minor damage to the propeller and gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENROUTE TO BELTSVILLE FROM SOMERSET HE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE THEN RETURNED TO SOMERSET FOR LANDING. HE EXTENDED THE GEAR MANUALLY USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE. HE REPORTED THE GEAR HANDLE STOPPED TURNING AND ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER TO PROVIDE GREEN LITE INDICATION. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND GEAR.