- Date
- April 22, 1989, 12:48 local (16:48 UTC)
- Place
- Macon, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6613ABeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890422012049A
- Case key
- 8018
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Probable cause
The pilot delayed remedial action when the imminent loss of electrical power was observed. Additionally, the pilot's failure to execute the appropriate emergency procedure and manually lower the landing gear, resulted in its collapse upon landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of knowledge regarding the power source for the airplane instrumentation. When confronted with the zero oil pressure indication the pilot's self induced pressure precipitated an unnecessary hurried landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
PIC noted ammeter indicated discharge during flt. He declined to divert & land to assess malfunction until total loss of electrical power. Ldg gear extended normally at beginning of descent from 6000 ft. using hand held radio PIC asked twr controller to examine ldg gear who rpted it was down. Manual extension was not done iaw flight manual emer procedures. After fly by oil press gage went to zero. PIC decided to land immediately, nose & rt main gear collapsed on touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6613A
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-2070
- Airframe hours
- 1,210
- Engine
- Continental IO-540-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gainesville Health & Fitness
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- GNV · Gainesville, FL
- Destination
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MCN · Lewis B. Wilson, runway 5, 6,501 × 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,251 total · 481 in this make and model · 1,209 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCN, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.