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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Dallas, GA · May 16, 2015

Date: May 16, 2015 · 12:30 local
Place: Dallas, GA
Airport: Paulding Northwest Atlanta
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8285M
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N8285MRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2815 · Built 1993 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental TSIO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experience total loss of electrical power during flight. Radio transmission was lost and pilot diverted aircraft to Paulding Northwest Atlanta aiport (kpuj) for an emergency landing. Pilot was unable to completely release landing gear for a safe landing. Aircraft landed at kpuj with the landing gear partially out. Landing gear system collapsed with weight of aircraft. Aircraft skidded to a stop causing damage to landing gear system and prop. Engine was shut down prior to landing. Only minor damage to aircraft lower fuselage was noted. Pilot walked away with no injuries. No damage to other property or airport. No passengers or animials were on board.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER DURING FLIGHT. RADIO TRANSMISSION WAS LOST AND PILOT DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO PAULDING NORTHWEST ATLANTA AIPORT (KPUJ) FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY RELEASE LANDING GEAR FOR A SAFE LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KPUJ WITH THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY OUT. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM COLLAPSED WITH WEIGHT OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP CAUSING DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND PROP. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT LOWER FUSELAGE WAS NOTED. PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES. NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY OR AIRPORT. NO PASSENGERS OR ANIMIALS WERE ON BOARD.