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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Teterboro, NJ · February 2, 2019

Date
February 2, 2019 · 14:56 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3079W
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

On February 2, 2019 N3079W, a Beech A36, with two people onboard departed Teterboro Airport (kteb) runway 24 at approximately 1434L for a VFR 14 CFR part 91 flight and lost communication with kteb air traffic control (ATCT). The aircraft began circling over the field until communication was re-establisher with ATCT. The pilot reported an alternator problem and communications failure. They communicated their intent to return to the airport; tower cleared them to any runway of their choosing. The aircraft made the first of two landing attempts on runway 24; airport operations observed two (2) bounces before pilot went around again. Pilot reported that the gear did not feel locked. Aircraft began circling the airport reported the passenger was manually lowering the landing gear. Aircraft landed runway 24 and rolled through the intersection of runway 19. After crossing the intersection of taxiway l, the nose gear retracted. Aircraft became disabled on runway 24, south of taxiway l.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2019 N3079W, A BEECH A36, WITH TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD DEPARTED TETERBORO AIRPORT (KTEB) RUNWAY 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1434L FOR A VFR 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT AND LOST COMMUNICATION WITH KTEB AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATCT). THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN CIRCLING OVER THE FIELD UNTIL COMMUNICATION WAS RE-ESTABLISHER WITH ATCT. THE PILOT REPORTED AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM AND COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE. THEY COMMUNICATED THEIR INTENT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT; TOWER CLEARED THEM TO ANY RUNWAY OF THEIR CHOOSING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE THE FIRST OF TWO LANDING ATTEMPTS ON RUNWAY 24; AIRPORT OPERATIONS OBSERVED TWO (2) BOUNCES BEFORE PILOT WENT AROUND AGAIN. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT FEEL LOCKED. AIRCRAFT BEGAN CIRCLING THE AIRPORT REPORTED THE PASSENGER WAS MANUALLY LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 24 AND ROLLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 19. AFTER CROSSING THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY L, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT BECAME DISABLED ON RUNWAY 24, SOUTH OF TAXIWAY L.