# Accident 20061026030629A: Beech F33A, Houston, TX, October 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2006, 17:53 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XGNA
- Location: 29.6472° N, 95.2861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6472&lon=-95.2861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1096W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096W-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,875 total, 193 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061026030629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N1096W DEPARTED HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT (HOU) ENROUTE TO BATON ROUGE, LA AT APPROXIMATELY 16:40 LOCAL TIME. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PIC WAS BEING VECTORED AROUND THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN ENROUTE. APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 60 MINUTES LATER, ON THE WAY BACK TO HOU DUE TO THE HEAVY WEATHER, THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 8 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING IN APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE HALF FOOT OF WATER, ON A HEADING OF 150 DEGREES, APPROXIMATELY NOSE DOWN 30 DEGREES, WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND FLAPS EXTENDED TO THE FULL POSITION. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NO FUEL WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT FUEL TANK AND APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL STRAINER TO REVEAL APPROXIMATELY 1/2 OZ. IN THE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE THE ENGINE OIL DID NOT REGISTER ON THE DIP STICK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RADAR EQUIPPED.

## 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 DFW07LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA016), Oct 26, 2006: Beech F33 (N1096W), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.

## Other reports on N1096W (1)

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

- [Incident 19950110000799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950110000799I), Jan 10, 1995: Beech F33A (N1096W), Goldsmith, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft inroute from el paso, Texas, to midland, Texas. Pilot stated that he had failed to change tank selector valve and allowed tank selected to…

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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