# Accident 20110304004689A: Beech C23, Carrollton, GA, March 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Carrollton, GA
- Airport: West Georgia Regional O V Grey
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6256° N, 85.1514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6256&lon=-85.1514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6015F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6015F-2011-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110304004689A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/04/2011 AT APROXIMATELY 10:00, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ III TOOK OFF FROM KCTJ FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 2000 FT AND APPROXMATELY 4 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT,  J^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED ATC TO GET IFR CLEARANCE, AT WHICH TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW SMOKE AND STATED TO ATC HE WAS RETURNING TO KCTJ.  JONES FLEW BACK TO KCTJ, LANDED, ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN, AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT BURNED.THIS FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST AFTER THE PERFORMANCE AND SIGN OFF OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON 03/01/2011.THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT BOTH STATED THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESSURE INDICATED BUT THE ENGINE RAN FINE, SO THEY FLEW ANYWAY.THIS AIRCRAFT USES A FLOAT CARB WITH TWO FUEL INLET LINES; ONE FROM THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP, THE OTHER FROM THE  BOOST PUMP. A T-FITTING IN THE BOOST PUMP LINE PROVIDES FUEL PRESSURE TO THE COCKPIT FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR.AN ANNUAL INSPECTION REQUIRES CLEANING OF THE FUEL STRAINER IN THE CARBURETOR. REMOVAL OF ONE OF THE TWO FUEL INLET FITTINGS TO THE CARBURETOR IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE STRAINER FOR CLEANING.THE CARB MELTED IN THE FIRE. THE CONDITION OF THE TWO FUEL INLET FITTINGS WERE DIFFERENT. THE FITTING ON THE LINE FROM THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP HAS MOLTEN ALUMINUM IN THE THREADS FROM THE MELTING CARBURETOR. THE FUEL INLET FITTING ON THE LINE FROM THE BOOST PUMP HAS NO ALUMINUM IN THE THREADS EXCEPT FOR LUMPS OF ALUMINUM DRIPPED ON ONE SIDE FROM ABOVE THE FITTING, CONSISTENT WITH A FITTING THAT WAS NOT REINSTALLED AFTER CLEANING THE STRAINER. WITH ONLY THE FUEL INLET FITTING FROM THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP INSTALLED AND THE FUEL INLET FITTING FROM THE BOOST PUMP NOT INSTALLED, THE ENGINE WILL RUN BUT FUEL WILL ALSO FLOW FROM THE BOOST PUMP FITTING SIDE OF THE CARBURETOR AND NO FUEL PRESSURE WOULD BE INDICATED.

## 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 ERA11LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA179), Mar 4, 2011: Beech C23 (N6015F), Carrollton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to re-connect a fuel line following an annual inspection. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to depart with a known mechanical deficiency.

## Other reports on N6015F (1)

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

- [Accident 19801203071579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203071579A), Dec 3, 1980: Beech C23 (N6015F), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control on rollout from a downwind landing. Veered off runway.

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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