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FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Columbus, TX · September 1, 2012

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Date
September 1, 2012 · 15:30 local
Place
Columbus, TX
Airport
Roberrt R. Wells
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N600MB
Reported as
Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
473 total36 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days
N600MBRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1184 · Built 1968Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)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.

The pilot and one passenger were on a sight seeing flight in the vicinity of the Columbus airport. While he was at 2000' AGL and three miles from the airport, both engines quit running. The pilot stated he had both engines feeding from the RH main tank and the aux tanks were empty. He switched the left engine to the left main tank and the LH engine restarted. The pilot stated he elected to make a single engine landing rather than try to restart the right engine. During the landing the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it went off the right side of the runway. The aircraft traveled 85 feet from the centerline of the runway and struck a fence with the right wingtip. The aircraft came to rest pointed 90 degrees from the runway centerline. The pilot securred the operational engine and both persons exited the aircraft. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained damage to the last two (2) feet of the right wing leading edge. The leading edge of the wing tip was pushed back approximately 12 inches from the impact with three fence posts. The damage area was approximately 20 inches wide and started 4 inches from the outboard end of the wing tip and ended one foot from the inboard edge of the wing tip. The damage was confined to the wing tip. The aircraft owner stated he put fuel in the aircraft later and the RH main took 39 gallons. In this model, the tank holds 40 gallons with 37 gallons usable. The pilot did not manage the fuel system properly, or follow the emergency checklist for engine out.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ON A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF THE COLUMBUS AIRPORT. WHILE HE WAS AT 2000' AGL AND THREE MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, BOTH ENGINES QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD BOTH ENGINES FEEDING FROM THE RH MAIN TANK AND THE AUX TANKS WERE EMPTY. HE SWITCHED THE LEFT ENGINE TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK AND THE LH ENGINE RESTARTED. THE PILOT STATED HE ELECTED TO MAKE A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING RATHER THAN TRY TO RESTART THE RIGHT ENGINE. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 85 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST POINTED 90 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT SECURRED THE OPERATIONAL ENGINE AND BOTH PERSONS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LAST TWO (2) FEET OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING TIP WAS PUSHED BACK APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE IMPACT WITH THREE FENCE POSTS. THE DAMAGE AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES WIDE AND STARTED 4 INCHES FROM THE OUTBOARD END OF THE WING TIP AND ENDED ONE FOOT FROM THE INBOARD EDGE OF THE WING TIP. THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE WING TIP.THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED HE PUT FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT LATER AND THE RH MAIN TOOK 39 GALLONS. IN THIS MODEL, THE TANK HOLDS 40 GALLONS WITH 37 GALLONS USABLE. THE PILOT DID NOT MANAGE THE FUEL SYSTEM PROPERLY, OR FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR ENGINE OUT.