- Date
- May 27, 1987, 19:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Winder, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N18HBBeech A36-TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870527021179A
- Case key
- 7437
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Analysis
The plt reported experiencing a complete electrical failure shortly after takeoff. All systems were shut down and the plt declared an emergency. The flight descended to visual conditions for a landing at Winder. The plt shut down the engine and attempted a no power landing. The acft stalled about 15 feet above the ground. The investigation disclosed that an alternator brush was dislodged from it's normally installed position. The engine operated normally. The electrical failure did not necessitate stalling the acft 20 feet above the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18HB
- Reported as
- Beech A36-TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA 230
- Airframe hours
- 15,440
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-UB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Collett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1986 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- PDK · Chamblee, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- WDR · Winder (Barrow), runway 31, 4,500 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 106 in this make and model · 702 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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