# Incident 20030905031839I: Beech 3533, Blacksburg, VA, September 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2003
- Place: Blacksburg, VA
- Airport: Virginia Tech Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2313° N, 80.4267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blacksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2313&lon=-80.4267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N684V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N684V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3533
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030905031839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) BOTH AUXILIARY FUEL TANK CAP CENTER LOCKING TABS RUSTED & STIFF TO OPERATE. VISUAL CHECK OF BOTH 10 GALLON AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS INDICATED DRY TANKS & BOTH BLADDER TANKS WERE SUCKED UP OFF THE BOTTOM. LEFT AUXILIARY FUEL QUANTITY GAGE HAS NO AUXILIARY EMPTY POSITION ON IT. RAN THE ENGINE ON BOTH MAIN TANKS WITH NO PROBLEM. ENGINE QUIT WHEN SWITCH TO AUXILIARY FUEL POSITION. THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP REQUIRED TO RESTART ENGINE. SUMPED ALL FUEL TANKS NO WATER PRESENT. PILOT STATED MUD DAUBERS (WASP), HAD FILLED RIGHT FUEL VENT, AND CLEARED THE VENT WITH A PLASTIC PROBE FROM HIS WATER TESTER. PILOT THEN CHECKED LEFT FUEL VENT AND DETECTED NO OBSTRUCTION. PILOT FURTHER STATED AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO BLACKSBURG AIRPORT, VA. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO LOOK DOWN & SWITCH THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP TO ON.

## Other reports on N684V (2)

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

- [Incident 19960803027229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803027229I), Aug 3, 1996: Beech 3533 (N684V), Plattsburgh, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Allen stated; on approach he put the landing gear in the down position. A few moments later, he then switched the landing lights to on, but used…
- [Incident 19930415012949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930415012949I), Apr 15, 1993: Beech 3533 (N684V), Yelm, WA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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