# Accident 20040731016129A: Beech V35A, Grand Junction, CO, July 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2004, 18:15 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1105° N, 108.5306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1105&lon=-108.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 513 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731016129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2004, PILOT OF N222S, BE-35-V35A, DEPARTED GRAND JUNCTION, CO (KGJT) AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 MDT FOR A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED FUEL QUANTITY AT TAKEOFF TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1/2-2/3 FULL IN MAIN TANKS (55 GALLONS). THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KGJT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3.0 HOURS OF FLYING AND CONDUCTED TWO LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON RUNWAY 29. THE PILOT TAXIED BACK AFTER EACH LANDING. ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ASKED N222S IF THEY COULD USE RUNWAY 22 FOR TRAFFIC. THE PILOT ACCEPTED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TANK INDICATED; THE RIGHT TANK WAS INDICATING 1/4. AFTER TAKEOFF RUNWAY 22 THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A RIGHT TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS TO THE RIGHT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 4 WHILE THE GEAR WAS BEING EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BULKHEAD JUST AFT OF THE RIGHT WING, AT THE LOCATION WHERE THE STEP IS ATTACHED, AND TO THE KEEL BEAM JUST BELOW THE ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN04LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA118), Aug 1, 2004: Beech V35A (N222S), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning and decision making resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing factors include the insufficient time to completely extend the landing…

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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