20010629018389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Davenport, IA · June 29, 2001

Date: June 29, 2001 · 12:30 local
Place: Davenport, IA
Airport: Davenport Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5528D
Reported as: Beech H35
Reported engine: Continental IO470N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,400 total400 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5528DRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2003 · Beech H35S/N D-5058 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech H35 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) During a maintenance test flight after the adjustment of the engine driven fuel pump pressure the engine quit running. The pilot breifly attempted to restart the engine. The engine momentarily restarted when the electrically driven fuel pump was turned on. There was not sufficient altitiude to attempt to start the engine again. The pilot made an off airport landing, damaging the wing tips, gear doors, propeller and minor damage to the keel. The engine driven fuel pump appears to have failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP PRESSURE THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT BREIFLY ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY RESTARTED WHEN THE ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ALTITIUDE TO ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING, DAMAGING THE WING TIPS, GEAR DOORS, PROPELLER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE KEEL. THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED.