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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D-45 · Bowling Green, KY · June 17, 2017

Date: June 17, 2017 · 20:00 local
Place: Bowling Green, KY
Airport: Bowling Green-Warren County Rg
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N617KG
Reported as: Beech D-45
Reported engine: Continental IO-550
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 787 total648 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N617KGRegistered now · Beech D-45S/N BG-279 Airframe modelBeech D-45

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What happened

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

At approximately 16:00, the pilot was unable to start the aircraft, noticing he had left the master switch in the "on" position. After receiving a jump, he flew the aircraft without issue.

At approximately 20:00, the pilot attempted to start the aircraft, but was unable due to insufficient power. After receiving a jump, the pilot departed bwg. After rotation and climb out, the aircraft lost all electrical power. In preparation for landing, the pilot lowered the gear, but was unable to lower the flaps due to the loss off electrical power. To compensate for the flaps not being down, the pilot flew the approach with additional speed. Upon touchdown, the aircraft wobbled, the gear collapsed, and the aircraft skidded to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START THE AIRCRAFT, NOTICING HE HAD LEFT THE MASTER SWITCH IN THE "ON" POSITION. AFTER RECEIVING A JUMP, HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ISSUE.

AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT POWER. AFTER RECEIVING A JUMP, THE PILOT DEPARTED BWG. AFTER ROTATION AND CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, THE PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE FLAPS DUE TO THE LOSS OFF ELECTRICAL POWER. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE FLAPS NOT BEING DOWN, THE PILOT FLEW THE APPROACH WITH ADDITIONAL SPEED. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WOBBLED, THE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.