- Date
- June 3, 1987, 07:19 local (11:19 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1859ABeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870603018869A
- Case key
- 7443
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made a precautionary ldg after experiencing acft electrical problems and observing the ammeter indicate discharging. The nose and rt main ldg gear collapsed during rollout braking. The plt reported that the gear had extended prior to ldg using the normal electrically-operated system, but that the gear down & locked indicator lights did not illuminate; he subsequently attempted to manually extend the gear, but 'could not' turn the handcrank to do so. After recycling the gear electrically, a twr fly-by was made and ATC advised him that the gear 'appeared' to be down. A mechanic who arrived on scene shortly after the accident occurred rptd that the plt stated he had 'forgotten' to use the manual system. The mechanic later operated the handcrank and found that it appeared to rotate normally. Examination of the acft by the FAA revealed that the gear down & locked indicating system was functional. No problems were rptd with the rest of the acft electrical system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1859A
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E1929
- Airframe hours
- 1,941
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Southeast Air,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Southeast Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- PDK · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GMU · Greenville Downtown, runway 18, 5,393 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,339 total · 39 in this make and model · 1,177 as pilot in command · 56 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GMU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.