# Incident 20070629016229I: Beech H35, San Rafael, CA, June 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2007, 13:05 local time
- Place: San Rafael, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9810° N, 122.5069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Rafael, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9810&lon=-122.5069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555VB-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070629016229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM CA35, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRE-FLIGHTED AND FUEL LOAD WAS CONFIRMED AS MAIN TANKS FULL AND AUX TANKS 3 GALLONS EACH PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. AFTER A NORMAL TAKE-OFF AND REACHING CRUISE A FUEL SMELL WAS NOTICED. THE PILOT CHECKED THE SYSTEMS THAT COULD BE CHECKED INFLIGHT. THE SMELL PERSISTED AND THE PILOT SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE ENGINE QUIT, A RE-START WAS ATTEMPTED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE.

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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