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FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Montgomery, AL · March 27, 2001

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Date
March 27, 2001 · 12:58 local
Place
Montgomery, AL
Airport
Dannelly Field
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8103R
Reported as
Beech 95B55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N8103RRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1260 · Built 1969Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 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)The flight departed mcallen, Texas (mfe) enroute to Montgomery, Alabama (mgm) with full fuel. Pilot stated that he had depleted the aux tanks and was running on main tanks when he noticed the left main fuel tank had 3/4 and the right tank was near empty. The pilot stated that he was over monroeville Alabama (mvc) when he elected to run in crossfeed to even out the fuel. The pilot stated that everything was normal until short final at (mgm) when both engines quit at the same time. The pilot stated that he did not believe he would make the runway with the landing gear down so he elected to raise the gear and feather the props. The airplane landed gear up, very near the beginning of the runway, with no injuries and very little damageto the aircraft. Post flight inspection revealed the left fuel bladder was sucked up to the fuel cap, causing the fuel float to give a false indication. This was caused by a clogged fuel vent. This also caused fuel to be trapped away from the fuel pickup. Preflight and post flight planning indicated that there should heve been adequate fuel to reach destination and an alternate even though alternate was not required.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MCALLEN, TEXAS (MFE) ENROUTE TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (MGM) WITH FULL FUEL. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPLETED THE AUX TANKS AND WAS RUNNING ON MAIN TANKS WHEN HE NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK HAD 3/4 AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS NEAR EMPTY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS OVER MONROEVILLE ALABAMA (MVC) WHEN HE ELECTED TO RUN IN CROSSFEED TO EVEN OUT THE FUEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL UNTIL SHORT FINAL AT (MGM) WHEN BOTH ENGINES QUIT AT THE SAME TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE WOULD MAKE THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN SO HE ELECTED TO RAISE THE GEAR AND FEATHER THE PROPS. THE AIRPLANE LANDED GEAR UP, VERY NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY, WITH NO INJURIES AND VERY LITTLE DAMAGETO THE AIRCRAFT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL BLADDER WAS SUCKED UP TO THE FUEL CAP, CAUSING THE FUEL FLOAT TO GIVE A FALSE INDICATION. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A CLOGGED FUEL VENT. THIS ALSO CAUSED FUEL TO BE TRAPPED AWAY FROM THE FUEL PICKUP. PREFLIGHT AND POST FLIGHT PLANNING INDICATED THAT THERE SHOULD HEVE BEEN ADEQUATE FUEL TO REACH DESTINATION AND AN ALTERNATE EVEN THOUGH ALTERNATE WAS NOT REQUIRED.