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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech D55 · Lake Wales, FL · February 10, 2001

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Date: February 10, 2001 · 10:30 local
Place: Lake Wales, FL
Airport: Lake Wales Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8472N
Reported as: Beech D55

N8472NRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2004 · Beech D55S/N TE-577 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech D55 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 10 March 2001, Mr. Thomas m. austin, holder of private pilot certificate number 245700117, operated his Beechcraft BE-55 baron, N8472N on an instrument (IFR) cross country flight plan from elkin north carolina (zef) to Lake Wales, Florida (X07). He arrived in the Lake Wales area at approximately 10:00 am and began his approach to land at the Lake Wales Municipal Airport (X07). At approximately 10:30 am, on short final approach to landing, both engines failed due to fuel starvation. The aircraft landed in a cow pasture approximately 1/4 mile short of the runway 6 at X07. The main landing gear separated from the aircraft and the nose gear collapsed into the belly causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10 MARCH 2001, MR. THOMAS M. AUSTIN, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 245700117, OPERATED HIS BEECHCRAFT BE-55 BARON, N8472N ON AN INSTRUMENT (IFR) CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT PLAN FROM ELKIN NORTH CAROLINA (ZEF) TO LAKE WALES, FLORIDA (X07). HE ARRIVED IN THE LAKE WALES AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM AND BEGAN HIS APPROACH TO LAND AT THE LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X07). AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, BOTH ENGINES FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COW PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY 6 AT X07. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED INTO THE BELLY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.