# Incident 20180112000689I: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Charleston, SC, January 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2018, 11:29 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb/International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180112000689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20000314039869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314039869A), Mar 14, 2000: Beech A36 (N51ML), Savoonga, AK, No damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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