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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech J35 · Provo, UT · November 5, 1997

Date: November 5, 1997 · 15:00 local
Place: Provo, UT
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N171Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA045
Reported as: Beech J35

N171YRegistered now · Beech J35S/N D-5467 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBeech J35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-16) The pilot explained he departed the salt lake city airport and flew to Provo airport where he did a touch and go landing. After applying full power, lifting off, and retracting the gear, the engine lost power. The pilot stated he lowered the nose and switched from the right main fuel tank to the left auxiliary tank and tried unsuccessfully to restart the engine. He then lowered the landing gear, but the aircraft impacted the runway prior to full gear extension. Inspection revealed the left main tank 7/8 full. Left auxiliary below empty, right main 3/4 full and right auxiliary below empty. Actual inspection/evaluation of aircraft damage was accomplished by airworthiness inspectors max t. mcarthur and john e. richter and operations inspector robert c. mcintyre who were on-site on related business.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) THE PILOT EXPLAINED HE DEPARTED THE SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT AND FLEW TO PROVO AIRPORT WHERE HE DID A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AFTER APPLYING FULL POWER, LIFTING OFF, AND RETRACTING THE GEAR, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE NOSE AND SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT AUXILIARY TANK AND TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE THEN LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO FULL GEAR EXTENSION. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN TANK 7/8 FULL. LEFT AUXILIARY BELOW EMPTY, RIGHT MAIN 3/4 FULL AND RIGHT AUXILIARY BELOW EMPTY. ACTUAL INSPECTION/EVALUATION OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS MAX T. MCARTHUR AND JOHN E. RICHTER AND OPERATIONS INSPECTOR ROBERT C. MCINTYRE WHO WERE ON-SITE ON RELATED BUSINESS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportProvo, UTthe pilot's failure to properly position the fuel tank selector to a tank with adequate fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a subsequent forced landing due to lack of engine power. His failure (or inability) to extent the gear for landing was a…Nov 5, 1997 · Substantial damage