# Accident 19990627007639A: Beech A23, Southern Pines, NC, June 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1999, 17:15 local time
- Place: Southern Pines, NC
- Airport: Moore County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1793° N, 79.4594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1793&lon=-79.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1455L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1455L-2002-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,565 total, 194 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627007639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS DOING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS ON RWY 5, AND THE PILOT GAVE A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, BUT WHEN POWER WAS ADDED, THERE WAS NO POWER AVAILABLE, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, AND THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF RWY 5. (-23) WHILE GIVING INSTRUCTION, INSTRUCTOR GAVE STUDENT A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER DETERMINING POWER WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE THE AIRPORT HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE SELECTED RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN TREES APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE OF THE MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT (SOP) AFTER TRAVELING ACROSS TWO OPEN FIELDS AND NC HWY 22.  (.4) THE CFI AND PRIVATE-RATED STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING THEIR FIFTH TOUCH AND GO LANDING APPROACH AND AS POWER WAS BEING APPLIED TO CORRECT A LOW-ON-FINAL CONDITION, THERE WAS NO ENGINE RESPONSE. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A VACANT FIELD THAT ENDED UP IN THE TREES. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE FUEL TANK SELECTED WAS EMPTY.

## 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 MIA99LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA190), Jun 27, 1999: Beech A23 (N1455L), Pinehurst, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's improper fuel management resulting in engine loss of power due to fuel starvation and damage to the airplane due to collision with trees in the subsequent forced landing.

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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