- Date
- February 8, 1985, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Holly Springs, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N112TCBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850208002969A
- Case key
- 6741
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Analysis
About 40 to 45 min after takeoff pilot noted electrical load meters at 0. Alternator warning lights were on. Reset was attempted but unsuccessful due to low battery voltage. Plt decided to make a precautionary ldg at Holly Springs, MS,but could not lower the gear electrically. Plt then attempted manual extension but was unable to get the emergency crank, located behind the seat, unstowed. Plt decided to make a gear up landing in grass alongside the paved rwy. Post accident exam of the acft failed to reveal any failure in the landing gear extension system which would have prevented extension of the gear or cause of the electrical system failure. The plt did state that a load on the load meters was noticed during engine start at jackson.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N112TC
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-149
- Airframe hours
- 1,601
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C5, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Professional Aviation
- Registered owner
- Joseph W. Guess
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 4, 1984 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- HKS · Jackson, MS
- Destination
- FNT · Flint, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- M41 · Holly Springs Marshal Co, runway 18, 3,299 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,282 total · 330 in this make and model · 2,094 as pilot in command · 146 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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