# Accident 19970225001869A: Beech A36, Matherville, IL, February 25, 1997 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 25, 1997, 15:30 local time - Place: Matherville, IL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.2598° N, 90.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2598&lon=-90.6006&mi=10 - Aircraft: N18DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18DR) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - Reported engine: CONT IO520F - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA077) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970225001869A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. GAVE ENGINE OUT TASK BY CLOSING THROTTLE. APPLICANT TURNED OFF FUEL.ENGINE QUIT ON GOAROUND. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 25, 1997, AT 1530 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A36, N18DR, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ONE-HALF MILE SOUTH SOUTH-EAST OF MATHERVILLE, ILLINOIS. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS GIVING A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW TO THE SECOND PILOT AND THEY WERE DEMONSTRATING FORCED LANDING TECHNIQUE WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AND AN ACTUAL FORCED LANDING BECAME NECESSARY. NEITHER PILOT REPORTED INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED MOLINE, ILLINOIS, AT 1500. (.4) DURING AN ENGINE-OUT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, THE PILOT 'COMPLETED THE CHECKLIST RAPIDLY,' AND CONTINUED TO EXECUTE THE FORCED-LANDING PROCEDURE. IN THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT HE CONTESTED THAT HE 'LOOKING DOWN, CHANGED RIGHT TO LEFT TANKS.' AT 1000 FEET AGL THE CFI, 'ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE THE MANEUVER,' AND PROCEEDED WITH A GO-AROUND. THE ENGINE DID NOT RECOVER FROM THE IDLE POSITION, AND THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE FORCED LANDING AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE, IN A GEAR-UP CONFIGURATION, IN A ROUGH FIELD. POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. (-23) WHILE GIVING MR. KERR A FLIGHT REVIEW, INSTRUCTOR BRADLEY PAUL SIMULATED AN EMERGENCY POWER FAILURE BY REDUCING POWER WITH THE THROTTLE. DURING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, MR. KERR MISTAKENLY TURNED OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR WITHOUT MR. PAUL'S KNOWLEDGE. DURING THE GO-AROUND, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. MR. KERR, HAVING THE ONLY SET OF CONTROLS, LANDED IN A FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ## 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 CHI97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA077), Feb 25, 1997: Beech A36 (N18DR), Matherville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine as a result of the pilot-in-command's improper positioning of the fuel tank selector. A factor was the rough terrain. ## Other reports on N18DR (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20010804036079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804036079I), Aug 4, 2001: Beech A36 (N18DR), Brookville, OH. (-23) Aircraft departed cincinnati blue ash (isz) airport enroute to sault marie, mich. (Ssm). Aircraft initially observed 20 miles sw of day at 3500 ft. and… - [Incident 19981026045769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981026045769I), Oct 26, 1998: Beech A36 (N18DR), Cleveland, OH. N18DR was cleared to land on rwy 23R. Aircraft landed on rwy 23L while COA495 had been cleared for take off on rwy 23L. COA495 had not yet entered rwy 23L ehen… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.