- Date
- March 15, 1988, 07:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cherokee, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8136RBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880315005409A
- Case key
- 34546
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Analysis
The plt stated, that shortly after takeoff, the engine lost substantial pwr. Afterwards there was smoke in the cockpit. The PIC reversed his course with the intent to land on the departure arpt. When he felt he had the ldg field made, he attempted to lower the ldg gear. The red gear unsafe light illuminated, so he attempted to lwr the gear using the emergency crank down procedures. He failed to get full gear extension before striking the terrain short of the intended ldg field. Postflight inspection revealed a broken exhaust pipe flange on #5 cylinder, allowing exhaust gas to melt an alternator wire, and reducing the effectiveness of the turbocharger on the modified engine installation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8136R
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E612
- Airframe hours
- 3,003
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dga Inc.
- Registered owner
- Dga, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CKP · Cherokee, IA
- Destination
- Y46 · Bedford, IA
- Airport
- CKP
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, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 605 total · 87 in this make and model · 467 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 80 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.