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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Fresno, CA · February 21, 2002

Date: February 21, 2002 · 15:30 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N5551V
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,910 total1,872 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N5551VRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2637 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 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) At approximately 15:30 hours local time on 02/21/02, aircraft N5551V, with janice e. piperis acting as pilot in command (PIC) and one passenger, was on short final approach to runway 29R at the Fresno-Yosemite international airport. After selecting landing flaps and reducing the engine power to an idle setting a shudder was felt as the aircraft engine quit. The PIC landed the aircraft short of the runway and struck a runway end identifier light during the maneuver. There was no damage to the aircraft. Neither the PIC nor her passenger were injured. Gary w. zinger, AP1912139, the aircraft mechanic, determined that the aircraft engine driven fuel pump was the cause of the problem and it was replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON 02/21/02, AIRCRAFT N5551V, WITH JANICE E. PIPERIS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AND ONE PASSENGER, WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29R AT THE FRESNO-YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER SELECTING LANDING FLAPS AND REDUCING THE ENGINE POWER TO AN IDLE SETTING A SHUDDER WAS FELT AS THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT DURING THE MANEUVER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER THE PIC NOR HER PASSENGER WERE INJURED. GARY W. ZINGER, AP1912139, THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REPLACED.