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FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Bedford, MA · May 27, 2000

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Date
May 27, 2000 · 16:04 local
Place
Bedford, MA
Airport
Laurence G Hanscom Fld
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD00LA045
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,482 total487 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days
N66SBRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2002 · Beech A36S/N E-921 · Built 1976Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On may 27, 2000, a Beechcraft A36, N66SB, departed phl to bed in VMC conditions. The pilot of the aircraft selected the left main fuel tank during approach to bed. Approximately two minutes after selecting the left main fuel tank, about 1/2 mile from the end of runway 29, at approximately 600 feet, with the landing gear and flaps down, the engine lost power and stopped running. The pilot selected the right main fuel tank, turned on his auxiliary fuel pump and the engine failed to restart prior to crashing into the trees approximately 1/4 mile short of runway 29. The aircraft ended up partially submerged in the shawsheen river. The pilot was the only person in the aircraft and he was not injured. The aircraft received substantial damage to the leading edge of both wings, damage to the right wing spar, and engine mount and fire wall structure. The aircraft also sustained damage to both flaps, lower wing skins, landing gear doors, engine cowling, and one blade on the propeller was bent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 27, 2000, A BEECHCRAFT A36, N66SB, DEPARTED PHL TO BED IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT SELECTED THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK DURING APPROACH TO BED. APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER SELECTING THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK, ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 29, AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET, WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT SELECTED THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK, TURNED ON HIS AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART PRIOR TO CRASHING INTO THE TREES APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 29. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN THE SHAWSHEEN RIVER. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE AIRCRAFT AND HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS, DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR, AND ENGINE MOUNT AND FIRE WALL STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH FLAPS, LOWER WING SKINS, LANDING GEAR DOORS, ENGINE COWLING, AND ONE BLADE ON THE PROPELLER WAS BENT.

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 IAD00LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBedford, MAthe pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation.May 27, 2000 · Substantial damage