ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368895
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1989 |
| Time: | 13:48 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | Gainesville Health & Fitness |
| Registration: | N6613A |
| MSN: | E-2070 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1210 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-540-BB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Macon, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Gainesville, FL (KGNV) |
| Atlanta, GA (KATL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PIC NOTED AMMETER INDICATED DISCHARGE DURING FLT. HE DECLINED TO DIVERT & LAND TO ASSESS MALFUNCTION UNTIL TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. LDG GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AT BEGINNING OF DESCENT FROM 6000 FT. USING HAND HELD RADIO PIC ASKED TWR CONTROLLER TO EXAMINE LDG GEAR WHO RPTED IT WAS DOWN. MANUAL EXTENSION WAS NOT DONE IAW FLIGHT MANUAL EMER PROCEDURES. AFTER FLY BY OIL PRESS GAGE WENT TO ZERO. PIC DECIDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY, NOSE & RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION WHEN THE IMMINENT LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WAS OBSERVED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, RESULTED IN ITS COLLAPSE UPON LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE POWER SOURCE FOR THE AIRPLANE INSTRUMENTATION. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE ZERO OIL PRESSURE INDICATION THE PILOT'S SELF INDUCED PRESSURE PRECIPITATED AN UNNECESSARY HURRIED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA133
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 08:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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