20090813012879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A60 · Minidoka, ID · August 13, 2009

Date
August 13, 2009 · 16:03 local
Place
Minidoka, ID
Airport
Bear Trap
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99BE
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA396
Reported as
Beech A60
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On August 13, 2009 at 1603 the regional pocatello tower received an emergnecy call from N99BE stating he had his r/h engine shutdown in flight. Within four more minutes N99BE called three more times with the final call stating both engines were down and he was gliding to Bear Trap Airport. The pilot feathered both engines but overshot the approach and attempted a no power go around. He lost airspeed and put his aircraft down about a half mile north east of the airport. On touch down he was able to maintain control for 120 yards before crossing an old dirt road, breaking off the nose gear flipping his aircraft ovr on its top. The aircraft was substantially damaged and both engine mounts were broken off the airframe. Rudder and wing damage were note with the rudder being bent almost off the aft of the airframe. Investigation showed that the aircraft had no fuel in its tanks with no fuel spill on ground or leaks noted. The pilot was present during the inspection and didn't understand why he didn't have fuel but concurred there was not fuel present in the tanks or lines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2009 AT 1603 THE REGIONAL POCATELLO TOWER RECEIVED AN EMERGNECY CALL FROM N99BE STATING HE HAD HIS R/H ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. WITHIN FOUR MORE MINUTES N99BE CALLED THREE MORE TIMES WITH THE FINAL CALL STATING BOTH ENGINES WERE DOWN AND HE WAS GLIDING TO BEAR TRAP AIRPORT. THE PILOT FEATHERED BOTH ENGINES BUT OVERSHOT THE APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED A NO POWER GO AROUND. HE LOST AIRSPEED AND PUT HIS AIRCRAFT DOWN ABOUT A HALF MILE NORTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT. ON TOUCH DOWN HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL FOR 120 YARDS BEFORE CROSSING AN OLD DIRT ROAD, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR FLIPPING HIS AIRCRAFT OVR ON ITS TOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN OFF THE AIRFRAME. RUDDER AND WING DAMAGE WERE NOTE WITH THE RUDDER BEING BENT ALMOST OFF THE AFT OF THE AIRFRAME. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO FUEL IN ITS TANKS WITH NO FUEL SPILL ON GROUND OR LEAKS NOTED. THE PILOT WAS PRESENT DURING THE INSPECTION AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE DIDN'T HAVE FUEL BUT CONCURRED THERE WAS NOT FUEL PRESENT IN THE TANKS OR LINES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.