- Date
- March 27, 1989, 11:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lamar, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3042ZBeech F33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890327004709A
- Case key
- 17687
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Probable cause
Failure of an alternator bearing which resulted in total loss of electrical power after the battery became discharged, and failure of the pilot to insure the gear was fully extended during a precautionary landing. The pilot's lack of familiarity with the gear extension system was a contributing factor.
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
Drg a x-country flt the alternator out light illuminated & the plt diverted to the closest arpt which was at Lamar, CO. The acft arrived at Lamar with the electrical system depleted. The plt was unable to extend the landing gear with the normal (electrical) system, so she extended the gear manually to what she thought was the fully extended position. She said the eng oil pressure gauge was indicating low, so she elected to land on a road. During the landing all three gear collapsed. Before stopping, the acft went off the side of the road & was further damaged. A post-acdnt inspn of the acft revealed an alternator bearing had failed. No reason for the rprtd drop in oil pressure was fnd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3042Z
- Reported as
- Beech F33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CE1114
- Airframe hours
- 582
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ruth M. Davis
- Registered owner
- S & R Farms, Inc
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 25, 1989 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Denver, CO
- Destination
- DDC · Dodge City, KS
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,317 total · 20 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.