Beechcraft A36 N72060

Summary

On 12 October 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N72060 was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 October 1985 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St. Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6491, -90.5302

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N72060

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kirksville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA006

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.