# Incident 20190716011849I: Beech F33A, Carlsbad, CA, July 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2019, 10:39 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18429, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18429) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 120 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190716011849I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KCRQ, DURING CLIMBOUT TO CRUISE FROM 5000-9000 FEET, THE PIC NOTICED A DISCHARGE ON THE AMMETER.  THE PIC CANCELED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND RETURNED TO KCRQ.  THE PIC DID NOT TROUBLESHOOT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE AFM STATES THAT THERE IS A WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ALTERNATOR, BUT THAT IT DOES NOT GO ON UNTIL THE OUTPUT IS ALMOST ZERO.  THE PIC STATED THERE WAS NO LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME.

APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, N18429 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON 24.  UPON RECEIVING THE CLEARANCE, THE PIC LOWERED THE GEAR.  AS THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO ONLY BE PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE.

THE PIC CHECKED THE POSITION OF THE GEAR, BY USE OF THE TWO MIRRORS ON THE WINGTIPS.  HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS LOCKED DOWN VIA THE MIRRORS. THE PIC DID NOT ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE GEAR FOLDED BACK UP INTO THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A GEAR COLLAPSE LANDING.

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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