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FAA incident report · Beech E35 · Mineola, TX · June 28, 2012

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Date
June 28, 2012 · 09:35 local
Place
Mineola, TX
Airport
Wisener Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3209C
Reported as
Beech E35
Reported engine
Continental E225 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total5 in the last 90 days
N3209CRegistered now · Beech E35S/N D-3869 · Built 1954Airframe modelBeech E35Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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SW05 was contacted at 0945 LCL, 06/28/2012, by sw roc regarding accident reported to roc from the Texas department of public safety. Two inspectors were dispatched from SW05 to Wisener Field 3F9, Mineola, TX. Inspectors arrived on scene at 1300 LCL and found N3209C in a hangar at 3F9.N3209C had been towed by employees of the airport at the request of the owner/pilot. Inspectors found damage to the leading edge of both wings along with impact damage to the underside of the aircraft. An interview with the pilot revealed that N3209C had encountered an electrical system failure which required the pilot to manually lower the landing gear and left the pilot without flaps for landing. The pilot stated that his first attempt to land was unsuccessful due to excessive airspeed. The pilot's second attempt to land was too low which resulted in impact with trees located along the centerline of runway 35 approximately 80 feet from the threshold. N3209C touched down approx 200 ft down the runway and veered off the runway to the left. The aircraft then continued on a parallel course to the runway for an additional 2000 feet before coming to a stop facing the runway. The pilot was taken to the Mineola hospital and released after examination with no injury reported. Inspection of the N3209C by SW05 inspectors revealed that a battery had been installed by the owner of the aircraft and that the battery had been purchased at a local automotive retail store by the owner. There were numerous melted wires near the voltage regulator indicating a possible overload of the electrical system.

As the FAA filed it

SW05 WAS CONTACTED AT 0945 LCL, 06/28/2012, BY SW ROC REGARDING ACCIDENT REPORTED TO ROC FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. TWO INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED FROM SW05 TO WISENER FIELD 3F9, MINEOLA, TX. INSPECTORS ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 1300 LCL AND FOUND N3209C IN A HANGAR AT 3F9.N3209C HAD BEEN TOWED BY EMPLOYEES OF THE AIRPORT AT THE REQUEST OF THE OWNER/PILOT. INSPECTORS FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS ALONG WITH IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED THAT N3209C HAD ENCOUNTERED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE WHICH REQUIRED THE PILOT TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT THE PILOT WITHOUT FLAPS FOR LANDING.THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. THE PILOT'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND WAS TOO LOW WHICH RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH TREES LOCATED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 35 APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. N3209C TOUCHED DOWN APPROX 200 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED ON A PARALLEL COURSE TO THE RUNWAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2000 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP FACING THE RUNWAY.THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE MINEOLA HOSPITAL AND RELEASED AFTER EXAMINATION WITH NO INJURY REPORTED. INSPECTION OF THE N3209C BY SW05 INSPECTORS REVEALED THAT A BATTERY HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT THE BATTERY HAD BEEN PURCHASED AT A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL STORE BY THE OWNER. THERE WERE NUMEROUS MELTED WIRES NEAR THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR INDICATING A POSSIBLE OVERLOAD OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.