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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35-C33 · Groton, CT · July 20, 2009

Date: July 20, 2009 · 09:46 local
Place: Groton, CT
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5856J
Reported as: Beech 35-C33
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,000 total400 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5856JRegistered now · Beech 35-C33S/N CD-906 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech 35-C33 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During climbout from a missed approach after a practice ILS to runway 5 the left fuel tank ran dry and the engine ceased operation. There was fuel remaining in the right tank. The pilot switched tanks but was unable to restart the engine in the time remaining . The pilot made an emergency landing on airport property utilizing the grass area west of runway 5 and the taxiway I front of the tower. There was no damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM A MISSED APPROACH AFTER A PRACTICE ILS TO RUNWAY 5 THE LEFT FUEL TANK RAN DRY AND THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATION. THERE WAS FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE IN THE TIME REMAINING . THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AIRPORT PROPERTY UTILIZING THE GRASS AREA WEST OF RUNWAY 5 AND THE TAXIWAY I FRONT OF THE TOWER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.