# Accident 19990905026249A: Beech 35A33, Big Bear, CA, September 5, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 5, 1999, 14:30 local time - Place: Big Bear, CA - Airport: Big Bear City Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.2606° N, 116.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2606&lon=-116.8394&mi=10 - Aircraft: N849B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849B-1999-12-15) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33 - Reported engine: CONT IO470K - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 120 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA296) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905026249A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1999, ABOUT 1430 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 35-A33, N849B, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR THE BIG BEAR AIRPORT, BIG BEAR CITY, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, ORIGINATED AT THE TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT ABOUT 1350 AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE BIG BEAR AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08, A HELICOPTER WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. HE REPORTED THAT THE WINDSOCK WAS LIMP, BUT HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN WIND GUST THAT PUSHED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY HEADING. WHEN THE PILOT WAS AT 30 TO 50 FEET AGL, WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND THE FLAPS SET AT 10 DEGREES, HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND. HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND AFTER HE GAINED SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB, HE RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS. HE STATED THAT ABOUT 600 TO 700 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE REDUCED THE THR OTTLE AND THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP AGAIN, THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. ABOUT 400 FEET AGL, THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD AN EMPTY LOT. THE LEFT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH A SERIES OF POWER LINES BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD BEHIND A ROW OF HOMES ON ABOUT 1/2 SQUARE ACRE OF LAND. (.4)THE PILOT HAD THE MIXTURE LEANED FOR CRUISE FLIGHT. AFTER EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN WIND GUST WHILE LANDING THAT MOVED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE HAD TROUBLE CLIMBING. ABOUT 600 TO 700 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. WHEN THE PILOT SLIGHTLY ENRICHED THE MIXTURE, THE ENGINE POWER RETURNED MOMENTARILY. HE APPLIED MORE MIXTURE, BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T RESPOND AND LOST ALL POWER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN AN EMPTY LOT, THE LEFT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH A SERIES OF POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. THE FUEL LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE ABOUT 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL IN BOTH WING TANKS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGIN E WAS CONDUCTED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE RECORD WEATHER DATA LISTED THE DESITY ALTITUDE AS 9,000 FEET AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE POH FOR THE AIRPLANE STATED THAT FOR A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE OR LOSS OF ENGIEN POWER, THE PILOT SHOULD FULLY ENRICH THE MIXUTRE, AND THEN LEAN AS REQUIRED. (-23) PTRS LAX99LA296 ## 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 LAX99LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA296), Sep 5, 1999: Beech 35-A33 (N849B), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's procedures to fully enrich the mixture, which induced an overly lean condition during full power application on the go-around and a resulting loss of… 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.