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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Chattanooga, TN · March 20, 2022

Date: March 20, 2022 · 11:32 local
Place: Chattanooga, TN
Airport: Lovell Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6551C
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total

N6551CRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10402 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During approach, pilot experienced electrical "glitches" with his avionics system, such as "flickers" and losing the g/s flag on the HSI. When gear was extended, the instrument panel went dark due to electrical power loss. Pilot noted that the gear "felt" to be extended due to the drag and airspeed reaction. Could not verify three greens due to no electrical power on the instrument panel. Main gears were fully extended, touched down and then when the nose touched down it collasped causing the mains to eventually collapse before the aircraft came to stop. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft with no injuries invovled.

As the FAA filed it

DURING APPROACH, PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL "GLITCHES" WITH HIS AVIONICS SYSTEM, SUCH AS "FLICKERS" AND LOSING THE G/S FLAG ON THE HSI. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK DUE TO ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS. PILOT NOTED THAT THE GEAR "FELT" TO BE EXTENDED DUE TO THE DRAG AND AIRSPEED REACTION. COULD NOT VERIFY THREE GREENS DUE TO NO ELECTRICAL POWER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MAIN GEARS WERE FULLY EXTENDED, TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN IT COLLASPED CAUSING THE MAINS TO EVENTUALLY COLLAPSE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES INVOVLED.