20030825025029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech M35 · Avon, IL · August 25, 2003

Date: August 25, 2003 · 17:45 local
Place: Avon, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N711DU
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA288
Reported as: Beech M35
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,265 total2 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N711DURegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2013 · Beech M35S/N D-6538 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At about 1745 the appropriately rated pilot and sole occupant was returning from st. louis to galesburg. The PIC was about 2000 feet MSL and 20 miles south of the gbg airport when she experienced a rough engine followed by a power loss. She switched to the left main and the engine restarted for a few seconds then quit again, then she switched back to the right main tank and turned on the electric boost pump. The engine restarted, then the boost pump was turned back off. A short time later the engine quit again. An emergency landing was made in a cornfield. The aircraft came to rest upright on its belly, suffering major damage to the wings cowl, engine mount firewall area, propeller and ailerons. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT ABOUT 1745 THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS RETURNING FROM ST. LOUIS TO GALESBURG. THE PIC WAS ABOUT 2000 FEET MSL AND 20 MILES SOUTH OF THE GBG AIRPORT WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A POWER LOSS. SHE SWITCHED TO THE LEFT MAIN AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN QUIT AGAIN, THEN SHE SWITCHED BACK TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP. THE ENGINE RESTARTED, THEN THE BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED BACK OFF. A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON ITS BELLY, SUFFERING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGS COWL, ENGINE MOUNT FIREWALL AREA, PROPELLER AND AILERONS. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA288Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAvon, ILThe pilot's inadequate fuel managemant leading to fuel starvation during cruise flight and the unsuitable terrain she encountered during the forced landing. A factor was her lack of total time in the airplane make and model.Aug 25, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N711DU · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020319008939IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Jacksonville, FL(-23) Electrical failure: the landing gear did not extend fully. The pilot performed a go-around and used the manual gear extension. Both mains made ground contact and the landing gear appeared to be locked. After 50 yards the left main landing gear…Mar 19, 2002 · Minor damage