# Accident 20010210035219A: Beech D55, Lake Wales, FL, February 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8932° N, 81.6215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE WALES MUNI (X07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8932&lon=-81.6215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8472N-2004-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010210035219A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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