# Accident 20100706037379A: Beech F33A, Mooresville, NC, July 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Lake Norman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6081° N, 80.8928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6081&lon=-80.8928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N350NW) (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: LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100706037379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM GSO (GREENSBORO, NC) TO 14A (LAKE NORMAN AIR PARK). WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT 14A ON BASE TO FINAL, PILOT CUT ON PLACARDED BOOST PUMP AND LOST ENGINE POWER. CUT BOOST PUMP BACK OFF, ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. FORCED LANDING IN LAKE NORMAN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS THE ONLY OPTION BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED GEAR DOWN AS THE PILOT WAS  UNABLE TO FULLY  RETRACT GEAR  DUE TO LACK OF TIME.

## 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 ERA10LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA349), Jul 6, 2010: Beech F33A (N350NW), Mooresville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N350NW (4)

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

- [Accident 20020126001859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020126001859A), Jan 26, 2002: Beech F33A (N350NW), Bloomington, IN, No damage. (.19) On January 26, 2002, at 1145 eastern standard time, a Beech F33A, N350NW, operated by a private pilot, experienced a hard landing on runway 17 (6,500…
- [Accident 19980725017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725017649A), Jul 25, 1998: Beech F33A (N350NW), Delavan, WI, Substantial damage. Acft veered left off the rwy through a fence and up a hill acft came to rest in a field with its nose gear broken off. (-23) on July 25, 1998, at 1430 CDT a…
- [Incident 19960224006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224006319I), Feb 24, 1996: Beech F33A (N350NW), Rochester, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC failed to follow POH procedures during simulated engine out emergency resulting in an off airport wheels up land [privacy data omitted] pilot…
- [Incident 19830503032459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830503032459I), May 3, 1983: Beech F33A (N350NW), Leesburg, FL. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Thought electrical problem the cause. Found electrical system normal.

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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