# Incident 20120901023539I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Columbus, TX, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, TX
- Airport: Roberrt R. Wells
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7028° N, 96.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7028&lon=-96.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 36 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901023539I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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