- Date
- April 3, 1991, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gilbertsville, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1476GBeech P35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910403008259A
- Case key
- 11671
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Probable cause
The pilot's failue to ensure the gear was fully extended during a precautionary landing after the loss of electrical power for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot realized he lost electrical power after memphis center advsied him that they were losing his radio transmissions. He deviated to Kentucky dam airport. He used the landing gear switch to lower the gear and he felt the gear go down. He said that although he realized the landing gear lights were inoperable because of the power loss, he still assumed the gear was down and locked. The landing gear collapsed when the aircraft touched down on the runway. The pilot reported the accident could have been prevented by mechanically lowering the gear and confirming that it was down and locked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1476G
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-6928
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger Hodges
- Registered owner
- Business Flyers Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 1, 1990
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- C65 · Plymouth, IN
- Airport
- M34 · Kentucky Dam State Park, runway 27, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 500 in this make and model · 2,727 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAH, 999 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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