What happened
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On October 15, 2015, the airman was flying a Beechcraft BE-36TC from canadian, Texas (hhf) to amarillo, Texas (ama) in visual meteorological conditions. While over pampa, Texas (ppa) the alternator light illuminated indicating a malfunction of the alternator. A reset of the alternator was attempted without success. The airman elected to divert to Liberal, Kansas (lbl) for maintenance after having called his mechanic. No electrical load shedding was accomplished by the airman throughout the flight. Upon arrival at lbl, the airman selected the gear down via the normal electrical gear extension system and thought that the gear had extended. He noticed that the electrical system had shut down, resulting in a dark cockpit; the gear extension lights could not be illuminated due to the electrical system failure. Unsure if the gear was fully extended, the airman elected to attempt lowering the gear manually. Next, the airman returned to the uncontrolled airfield with no electrical power or radio contact. According to eyewitness statement and photos of the aircraft; the Beechcraft BE-36TC landing gear was only partially extended and not fully down. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The airman reported no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 15, 2015, THE AIRMAN WAS FLYING A BEECHCRAFT BE-36TC FROM CANADIAN, TEXAS (HHF) TO AMARILLO, TEXAS (AMA) IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. WHILE OVER PAMPA, TEXAS (PPA) THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE ALTERNATOR. A RESET OF THE ALTERNATOR WAS ATTEMPTED WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO DIVERT TO LIBERAL, KANSAS (LBL) FOR MAINTENANCE AFTER HAVING CALLED HIS MECHANIC. NO ELECTRICAL LOAD SHEDDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE AIRMAN THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL AT LBL, THE AIRMAN SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN VIA THE NORMAL ELECTRICAL GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM AND THOUGHT THAT THE GEAR HAD EXTENDED. HE NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD SHUT DOWN, RESULTING IN A DARK COCKPIT; THE GEAR EXTENSION LIGHTS COULD NOT BE ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. UNSURE IF THE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED, THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO ATTEMPT LOWERING THE GEAR MANUALLY. NEXT, THE AIRMAN RETURNED TO THE UNCONTROLLED AIRFIELD WITH NO ELECTRICAL POWER OR RADIO CONTACT. ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESS STATEMENT AND PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT; THE BEECHCRAFT BE-36TC LANDING GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND NOT FULLY DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRMAN REPORTED NO INJURIES.
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