# Accident 20100605037779A: Beech F33A, Marana, AZ, June 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2010, 14:59 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Northwest Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: VJ3S
- Location: 32.4719° N, 111.1647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4719&lon=-111.1647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1565A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1565A-2011-02-28) (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 MOTOR IO 520 BB SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605037779A

## Narrative

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

N1565A WAS CONDUCTING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM PHX GOODYEAR AIRPORT TO MARANA NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (AVQ). VARIOUS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FLIGHT, INCLUDING DIVERSIONS TO ALTERNATE AIRPORTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE INSTRUCTOR, DIRECTED THE STUDENT TO DIVERT TO PINAL AIRPARK. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO PINAL, THEY SPOTTED A DUST DEVIL IN THE RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN AREA, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THEY THEN FLEW TO THE SOUTHWEST TO PREPARE TO LAND AT AVQ. WHILE THE STUDENT WAS RUNNING CHECKLISTS AND SETTING UP FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTS THE ENGINE LOST A LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER, BUT CONTINUED TO RUN SMOOTHLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED ON THE AUXILLIARY FUEL BOOST PUMP, AND THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS OF PROPER OPERATION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTS THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPOTTED A DIRT ROAD BELOW THE AIRCRAFT, LOWERED THE GEAR AND MADE AN APPROACH AND EMERGENCY ENGINE OUT LANDING ON THE ROAD. THE ROAD HAD HIGH DIRT BERMS ON EACH SIDE, WHICH  CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN SIDEWAYS, DEPART THE ROAD, AND COME TO A STOP IN THE DESERT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THEY HAD NOT USED THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE POWER WAS SET TO 20 INCHES MP AND 2300 RPM AND THE POWER WAS NOT BEING ADJUSTED.

## 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 WPR10LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA280), Jun 5, 2010: Beech F33 (N1565A), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power while maneuvering to land for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N1565A (1)

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

- [Accident 20000111005429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111005429A), Jan 11, 2000: Beech F33A (N1565A), Mobile, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced sudden loss of power while climbing out from touch and go landing at Mobile Airport (1A20). Aircraft was successfully landed in open…

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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