# Accident 20051001022879A: Beech D95A, Greensboro, NC, October 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2005, 10:24 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1047° N, 79.7242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1047&lon=-79.7242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5606S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5606S-2006-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,275 total, 1,642 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051001022879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GREENSBORO, NC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 9:50 AM LOCAL. ^PRIVACY D^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND AND HIS NEPHEW ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS SITTING IN THE CO-PILOTS SEAT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ ACKNOWLEDGED USING THE MAIN FUEL TANKS FOR TAKEOFF AND SWITCHED BOTH ENGINES TO THE AUXILIARY TANKS SHORTLY THEREAFTER. ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS THEN ALLOWED TO MANIPULATE THE CONTROLS FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ^PRIVACY DATA^ ACKNOWLEDGED. ONE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ HAD DIFFICULTY IDENTIFYING WHICH ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. HE BELIEVED THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AND SWITCHED THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE RIGHT MAIN TANK. INVESTIGATION AND THE PILOTS STATEMENT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS MOVED PAST THE MAIN TANK TO THE CROSSFEED POSITION. THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR REMAINED IN THE AUX TANK POSITION. THE RIGHT ENGINE THEN LOST POWER AND THE PILOT DECIDED THAT HE WOULD FOREGO TRYING TO DETERMINE THE ENGINE PROBLEM AND SELECTED A LANDING SITE APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES EAST OF THE GREENSBORO AIRPORT. THAT SITE WAS A LANDFILL RESULTING IN CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL06CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA001), Oct 1, 2005: Beech D-95A (N5606S), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot mistakenly shut down the operating engine when the passenger interfered with the rudder pedals as he attempted to identify the inoperative engine.

## Other reports on N5606S (2)

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

- [Incident 20000601017009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000601017009I), Jun 1, 2000: Beech D95A (N5606S), Richmond, KY, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative available.
- [Incident 19790423024859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790423024859I), Apr 23, 1979: Beech B95 (N5606S), St Augustine, FL. Pilot flew through restricted area without prior permission. Area was active with artillary fire.

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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