- Date
- February 18, 1984, 18:44 local (Feb 19, 1984, 02:44 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Monica, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9876TBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840218045379A
- Case key
- 23939
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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
The plt stated that after takeoff, the electrical sys failed as he retracted the gear. He elected to return to the arpt & land. Shortly thereafter, the eng lost power. He further stated that he hand cranked the gear to the down position & received a light from the tower to land. However, when he landed, the gear was not extended. An exam of the acft revealed that the p-lead on a magneto had become disconnected. No other preaccident/mechanical discrepancies were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9876T
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-795
- Airframe hours
- 1,547
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA10B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Grayce Construction, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 12, 1984 · 8 hours before
- Destination
- OXR · Oxnard, CA
- Airport
- SMO · Santa Monica, runway 21, 4,987 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 292 total · 292 in this make and model · 292 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SMO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.