20180112000689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon A36 · Charleston, SC · January 12, 2018

Date: January 12, 2018 · 11:29 local
Place: Charleston, SC
Airport: Charleston Afb/International
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51ML
Reported as: Raytheon A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N51MLRegistered now · Raytheon A36S/N E-3105 · Built 1997 Airframe modelRaytheon A36 Engine modelContinental IO-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.

Pilot stated that he experienced a complete electrical failure while enroute to fayetteville, NC from orlando, Florida. He stated that he was on top of a cloud layer in VFR conditions when the failure occurred. He stated that he activated his standby generator. ATC cleared him for ILS runway 15; however he was having problems picking up the localizer due to the electrical issue. ATC provided vectors to the runway. There were two persons onboard with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE ENROUTE TO FAYETTEVILLE, NC FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA. HE STATED THAT HE WAS ON TOP OF A CLOUD LAYER IN VFR CONDITIONS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HE STATED THAT HE ACTIVATED HIS STANDBY GENERATOR. ATC CLEARED HIM FOR ILS RUNWAY 15; HOWEVER HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS PICKING UP THE LOCALIZER DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. ATC PROVIDED VECTORS TO THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N51ML · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20000314039869ASavoonga, AK(-23)Stuart tower cleared N6744T for right base runway 07 when it was approx 7 miles south of airport. As it was initiating turn to final, wing tip collided with a wing tip of a Beech A36, N51ML had not been able to transmit it's hand off to stuart tower from…Mar 14, 2000 · No damage