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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Beech B19 · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · December 1, 2012

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Date
December 1, 2012 · 14:10 local
Place
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2196W
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA073
Reported as
Beech B19
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
290 total
N2196WRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2014 · Beech B19S/N MB-690 · Built 1974Airframe modelBeech B19Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

When inspector arrived at the airport, inspector found the person (poc) who worked for the airport. He advised me that the aircraft was in the grass and had landed with no fuel. When we arrived at the crash site, the pilot and other airport employees were there along with the first responders. The airport authority gave me the statements written by the passengers. (2 passengers were on board during a discovery flight. Minor injuries were received by the 2 passengers). The 2 had left the site and returned to the FBO were they started. Inspector asked the pilot for his certificate, medical and id (FL. Dl.) My poc walked me through the crash site. Inspector photographed the area. The aircraft landed short of any runway on the taxi way in front of a hangar. The aircraft struck the taxi way very hard, collapsing the nose gear and causing the engine prop to strike the ground. The aircraft carried enough speed that it skidded across the taxiway and into the grass where it came to rest. Both mains also came off and were found on either side of the aircraft in the grass area.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT, INSPECTOR FOUND THE PERSON (POC) WHO WORKED FOR THE AIRPORT. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE GRASS AND HAD LANDED WITH NO FUEL. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE CRASH SITE, THE PILOT AND OTHER AIRPORT EMPLOYEES WERE THERE ALONG WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY GAVE ME THE STATEMENTS WRITTEN BY THE PASSENGERS. (2 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD DURING A DISCOVERY FLIGHT. MINOR INJURIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE 2 PASSENGERS). THE 2 HAD LEFT THE SITE AND RETURNED TO THE FBO WERE THEY STARTED. INSPECTOR ASKED THE PILOT FOR HIS CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL AND ID (FL. DL.) MY POC WALKED ME THROUGH THE CRASH SITE. INSPECTOR PHOTOGRAPHED THE AREA.THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF ANY RUNWAY ON THE TAXI WAY IN FRONT OF A HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TAXI WAY VERY HARD, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND CAUSING THE ENGINE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIED ENOUGH SPEED THAT IT SKIDDED ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT CAME TO REST. BOTH MAINS ALSO CAME OFF AND WERE FOUND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA13CA073Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.Dec 1, 2012 · Substantial damage