20051030033619I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech A35 · Trenton, NJ · October 30, 2005

Date: October 30, 2005 · 14:34 local
Place: Trenton, NJ
Airport: Mercer County
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N699GS
Reported as: Beech A35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N699GSRegistered now · Beech A35S/N D-1976 · Built 1949 Airframe modelBeech A35 Engine modelContinental E185 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 landed short of field due to engine cut out. No injuries. No damage. Aircraft towed to ronson aviation, a certified repair station. Aircraft was returned to service with no defects noted. Pilot stated he switched tanks when he turned final, and at that time engine started to cut out and he tried to pump the wobble pump, acft engine cut out and acft landed in field just short of airport. Suspect wobble pump/fuel tank selector was not in detent causing fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF FIELD DUE TO ENGINE CUT OUT. NO INJURIES. NO DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT TOWED TO RONSON AVIATION, A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED TANKS WHEN HE TURNED FINAL, AND AT THAT TIME ENGINE STARTED TO CUT OUT AND HE TRIED TO PUMP THE WOBBLE PUMP, ACFT ENGINE CUT OUT AND ACFT LANDED IN FIELD JUST SHORT OF AIRPORT. SUSPECT WOBBLE PUMP/FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS NOT IN DETENT CAUSING FUEL STARVATION.