- Date
- September 20, 1985, 03:40 local (08:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hampton, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6905APiper PA 60-700P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850920045749A
- Case key
- 6651
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt feathered the #2 eng during flt when the oil pressure dropped to zero. #1 alternator failed to produce power and when the landing gear was lowered the battery was depleted to the point that the cockpit instrument lights went out. The acft was landed fast and overran the departure end of the rwy & collided with an embankment which collapsed the nose gear & buckled the acft nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6905A
- Reported as
- Piper PA 60-700P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 608423001
- Airframe hours
- 577
- Engine
- Lycoming TSI-540 SER., 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Equipment Leasing Corp., doing business as Atlanta Executive Air
- Registered owner
- Rec Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 17, 1985 · 105 hours before
- Departed
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Destination
- 4A7 · Hampton, GA
- Airport
- 4A7 · Henry County Bear Creek, runway 24, 3,375 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,915 total · 540 in this make and model · 1,825 as pilot in command · 258 in the last 90 days · 81 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.