- Date
- December 30, 1982, 14:57 local (19:57 UTC)
- Place
- Charleston, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2038PBeech 58P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19821230065199A
- Case key
- 70197
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
About 40 mi from destination in heavy rain, both alternators failed. Electrical load was reduced & a radar monitored ILS apch was made. After descent through the clouds into VMC an attempt was made to lower the landing gear electrically. At that time all elect power was lost. The manual emerg gear extension was used until resistance was felt. During the landing the gear retracted. The landing gear motor circuit breaker was not pulled prior to the gear being cranked down iaw the plt's operating handbook. Cessna acft corp had published 2 service info letters which applied to acft equipped with the same eng/alternator installation as the accident acft. These letters resulted from moisture induced interruption of alternator output. Additionally, the eng/alternator/cowling installation of the BE-58P is similar to thecessna acft affected by the letter.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2038P
- Reported as
- Beech 58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TJ-166
- Airframe hours
- 482
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-L, 301 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Helfrick, Edward W.
- Registered owner
- Helfrick, Edward W.
- Departed
- Philadelphia, PA
- Destination
- Fort Pierce, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CHS · Charleston Afb/Inter., runway 33, 9,001 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 50 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 120 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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