# Accident 19921222055059A: Beech F35, Collegeville, PA, December 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Collegeville, PA
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2040° N, 75.4303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Perkiomen Valley Airport (32PA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2040&lon=-75.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4266B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4266B-1993-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921222055059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND AT N10. LANDED GEAR UP OFF AIRPORT. HAD ONE FULL TANK. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC93LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA050), Dec 22, 1992: Beech F-35 (N4266B), Collegeville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK LIST IN THE PILOT OPERATORS HANDBOOK IN NOT SELECTING THE FULLEST FUEL TANK FOR LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE…

## Other reports on N4266B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780313014449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313014449I), Mar 13, 1978: Beech B35 (N4266B), Griffin, GA, Minor damage. Student and instructor landed gear up. Distracted while running the check list. Skipped, gear down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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