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Be-36 pilot reported encountering moderate to severe turbulence; loss of autopilot and alternator failure. Reported successful diversion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1359426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Autopilot |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11 Flight Crew Total 963 Flight Crew Type 153 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Near thunderstorms; encountered moderate to severe turbulence; loss of auto pilot and electric trim; avionics heading flag; alternator failure. This lead to diversion from flight plan. After identifying and correcting failed items; resumed normal flight with no further incidences.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-36 Pilot reported encountering moderate to severe turbulence; loss of autopilot and alternator failure. Reported successful diversion.
Narrative: Near thunderstorms; encountered moderate to severe turbulence; loss of auto pilot and electric trim; avionics heading flag; alternator failure. This lead to diversion from flight plan. After identifying and correcting failed items; resumed normal flight with no further incidences.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.