What happened
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Acft engine stopped and the pilot made and emergency landing in a corn field. (-23) the pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings and after the 2nd takeoff at approximately 400 ft., the engine failed. The pilot switched fuel tanks and used the hand pump but was unable to restart the engine. A 90 degree turn was completed and an emergency landing field was selected. The aircrft landed gear up in a cornfield. (.4) examination of the aircraft found the fuel selector was selected to the left main fuel tank and the left main fuel tank was 3/4 full of a light blue colored fuel. The right tank was empty and the 20 gallon auxiliary fuel tank was estimated to be 1/2-3/4 full of fuel. The engine, teledyne Continental E185-11, serial number 26643-D-8-11, was shipped to teledyne Continental motors for examination and testing under the supervision of the national transportation safety board. The testing and examination revealed no anomalies. The limitations section of the Beechcraft B35 pilot's operating handbook (POH) states, 'do not take off when the fuel quantity gages indicate in the yellow band or with less than 10 gallons in each main tank.' Furthermore, the systems description of fuel tank selection in the POH states, 'in no case should a take-off be made...with less than 10 gallons of fuel in each main tank.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT MADE AND EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. (-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND AFTER THE 2ND TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT., THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND USED THE HAND PUMP BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. A 90 DEGREE TURN WAS COMPLETED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING FIELD WAS SELECTED. THE AIRCRFT LANDED GEAR UP IN A CORNFIELD. (.4) EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS 3/4 FULL OF A LIGHT BLUE COLORED FUEL. THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE 20 GALLON AUXILIARY FUEL TANK WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 1/2-3/4 FULL OF FUEL. THE ENGINE, TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL E185-11, SERIAL NUMBER 26643-D-8-11, WAS SHIPPED TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS FOR EXAMINATION AND TESTING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. THE TESTING AND EXAMINATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THE LIMITATIONS SECTION OF THE BEECHCRAFT B35 PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) STATES, 'DO NOT TAKE OFF WHEN THE FUEL QUANTITY GAGES INDICATE IN THE YELLOW BAND OR WITH LESS THAN 10 GALLONS IN EACH MAIN TANK.' FURTHERMORE, THE SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION OF FUEL TANK SELECTION IN THE POH STATES, 'IN NO CASE SHOULD A TAKE-OFF BE MADE...WITH LESS THAN 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH MAIN TANK.
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