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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 19A · Minneapolis, MN · October 28, 2001

Date: October 28, 2001 · 13:48 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9106T
Reported as: Beech 19A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,500 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9106TRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2004 · Beech 19AS/N MB-376 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 19A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) While doing touch and go landings at cambridge and Anoka county airports, the pilot claimed that the engine lost power at approximately 400 feet while making a 90 deg right turn. Because of the low altitude, an attempt to restart engine was not an option. The instructor took over and landed on a grassy area next to the runway. Landing was routine but aircraft struck a shallow ditch causing damage to landing gear, rt. Horz stabilizer leading edge and rt. Wing. No injuries. FAA inspector checked for fuel in both left and right tanks and found that the right tank was empty and the left tank had at least 12 gallons. Fuel selector was on the lt tank position. Student has 6 hours in this aircraft and was flying the aircraft from the left seat. Both pilots claimed that he fuel gauge showed that both tanks were half full prior to the 6 touch and go's.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT CAMBRIDGE AND ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORTS, THE PILOT CLAIMED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET WHILE MAKING A 90 DEG RIGHT TURN. BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE, AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART ENGINE WAS NOT AN OPTION. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER AND LANDED ON A GRASSY AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. LANDING WAS ROUTINE BUT AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SHALLOW DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, RT. HORZ STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AND RT. WING. NO INJURIES. FAA INSPECTOR CHECKED FOR FUEL IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT TANK HAD AT LEAST 12 GALLONS. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LT TANK POSITION. STUDENT HAS 6 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT AND WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT SEAT. BOTH PILOTS CLAIMED THAT HE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT BOTH TANKS WERE HALF FULL PRIOR TO THE 6 TOUCH AND GO'S.