- Date
- October 12, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N72060Beech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851012067719A
- Case key
- 34101
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Analysis
The pilot was on an IFR flight plan flight when the engine alternator failed and the aircraft battery became so depleted that the nav and com equipment failed. Pilot was able to descend to VFR conditions. He stated he used the checklist to manually extend the landing gear but each time he released the crank, it turned in a reverse direction by itself and he fanally elected to land gear-up alongside the runway. He later stated that he did have the gear handle down but forgot to pull the landing gear motor circuit breaker.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72060
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-2184
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- Continental IO-550-B, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dr. Rex Hardman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- IRK · Kirksville, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SUS · Spirit Of St. Louis
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 256 total · 158 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.