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FAA incident report · Beech 50 · New Richmond, WI · March 20, 2002

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Date
March 20, 2002 · 12:50 local
Place
New Richmond, WI
Airport
New Richmond Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711TK
Reported as
Beech 50
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total10 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N711TKRegistered now · Beech B50S/N CH-81 · Built 1954Airframe modelBeech B50Engine modelLycoming GO-435C&D 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) Aircraft was enroute from eau claire, WI to eden prairie, MN via New Richmond, WI. Left engine sputtered. Pilot turned on boost pump and engine continued to sputter. Pilot switched fuel to crossfeed from right main tank. Engine began to run fine. Approximately 5 minutes later both engines sputtered and quit. Pilot landed aircraft on hwy 65 approx. 3 miles east of New Richmond, WI. Aircraft struck power line and sign post causing minor damage to aircraft. Inspection of fuel tanks revealed the left aux and main tanks were empty. The right main tank was empty and the right aux tank had approx. 8 to 10 gallons. The pilot stated that throughout the flight he had not selected the right aux tank. Fuel was put in both main tanks. No leaks were noted and both engines started and ran normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM EAU CLAIRE, WI TO EDEN PRAIRIE, MN VIA NEW RICHMOND, WI. LEFT ENGINE SPUTTERED. PILOT TURNED ON BOOST PUMP AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO SPUTTER. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TO CROSSFEED FROM RIGHT MAIN TANK. ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN FINE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER BOTH ENGINES SPUTTERED AND QUIT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON HWY 65 APPROX. 3 MILES EAST OF NEW RICHMOND, WI. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINE AND SIGN POST CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF FUEL TANKS REVEALED THE LEFT AUX AND MAIN TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE RIGHT MAIN TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT AUX TANK HAD APPROX. 8 TO 10 GALLONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT HE HAD NOT SELECTED THE RIGHT AUX TANK. FUEL WAS PUT IN BOTH MAIN TANKS. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED AND BOTH ENGINES STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY.