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FAA incident report · Beech A36TC · Amarillo, TX · February 4, 2015

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Date
February 4, 2015 · 11:02 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3668D
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
21,477 total118 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N3668DRegistered now · Beech A36TCS/N EA-92Airframe modelBeech A36TCEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 4, 2015, at approximately 11:02 CST, N3668D a Beechcraft A36TC, was on a part 91 flight from fort worth alliance airport (aft), located in fort worth, Texas, to tucumcari municipal airport, located in tucumcari, new Mexico. . During cruise flight the pilot noticed electrical power deceasing. The pilot contacted rick husband international airport (ama), FAA approach control located in Amarillo, Texas. FAA approach control suggested landing runway 31, after which the pilot lost radio contact and experienced total electrical failure. The pilot then performed an emergency landing gear extension and tried to recycle the aircraft alternator. The pilot then proceeded to land following the FAA tower emergency light gun signal. During landing the pilot and airport operation personnel reported the main landing gear touched down and as the aircraft airspeed decreased the nose landing gear collapsed after it contacted the runway. The aircraft slid to a stop with all three landing gear partially retracted. The aircraft received damage to all landing gear doors, nose landing gearing extension and retraction assemblies, lower outboard left wing skin and fuel tank. The pilot and passenger were able to extricate themselves from the aircraft, without injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 4, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:02 CST, N3668D A BEECHCRAFT A36TC, WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT (AFT), LOCATED IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, TO TUCUMCARI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOCATED IN TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO. . DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED ELECTRICAL POWER DECEASING. THE PILOT CONTACTED RICK HUSBAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AMA), FAA APPROACH CONTROL LOCATED IN AMARILLO, TEXAS. FAA APPROACH CONTROL SUGGESTED LANDING RUNWAY 31, AFTER WHICH THE PILOT LOST RADIO CONTACT AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND TRIED TO RECYCLE THE AIRCRAFT ALTERNATOR. THE PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND FOLLOWING THE FAA TOWER EMERGENCY LIGHT GUN SIGNAL. DURING LANDING THE PILOT AND AIRPORT OPERATION PERSONNEL REPORTED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND AS THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED DECREASED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ALL LANDING GEAR DOORS, NOSE LANDING GEARING EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ASSEMBLIES, LOWER OUTBOARD LEFT WING SKIN AND FUEL TANK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT, WITHOUT INJURIES.