20231213020319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Van Nuys, CA · December 13, 2023

Date: December 13, 2023 · 17:50 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6330K
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,045 total

N6330KRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2030 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBeech A36 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.

Pilot took off from the whiteman airport enroute to the fresno airport. In the area of the gorman VOR approximentally 30 minutes into the flight the pilot noticed the amp light on indicating the aircraft charging system had failed. Pilot stated he tried to switch to a back up alternator but was unable to. Pilot turned the aircraft around heading back in the dirrection of the whiteman airport. The pilot declared an emergency and decided to land at the Van Nuys Airport under advisement from socal TRACON. At some piont the aircraft lost all electrical power. Pilot was unable to put the flaps and landing gear down due to the loss of all electrical power. Pilot used the hand crank to lower the landing gear and landed with the flaps up. Pilot landed at high speed due to flaps up. The landing gear colapsed directly after the nose right yaw. Aircraft never lost engine power.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT ENROUTE TO THE FRESNO AIRPORT. IN THE AREA OF THE GORMAN VOR APPROXIMENTALLY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE AMP LIGHT ON INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT CHARGING SYSTEM HAD FAILED. PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO SWITCH TO A BACK UP ALTERNATOR BUT WAS UNABLE TO. PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND HEADING BACK IN THE DIRRECTION OF THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DECIDED TO LAND AT THE VAN NUYS AIRPORT UNDER ADVISEMENT FROM SOCAL TRACON. AT SOME PIONT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR DOWN DUE TO THE LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOT USED THE HAND CRANK TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH THE FLAPS UP. PILOT LANDED AT HIGH SPEED DUE TO FLAPS UP. THE LANDING GEAR COLAPSED DIRECTLY AFTER THE NOSE RIGHT YAW. AIRCRAFT NEVER LOST ENGINE POWER.