20121218028339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Grand Island, NE · December 18, 2012

Date: December 18, 2012 · 14:49 local
Place: Grand Island, NE
Airport: Grand Island Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3573R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA109
Reported as: Beech A23
Reported engine: Continental IO-346 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 94 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N3573RRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2018 · Beech A23S/N M-756 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech A23 Engine modelContinental IO-346 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was conducting solo stop and go landings in right closed traffic at the Grand Island Municipal Airport. While on final approach for his third and final landing the engine quit and would not restart. Aircraft landed 500 feet short of runway 31 causing damage to left main landing gear and left wing. After landing the pilot was able to start engine and taxi aircraft to hangar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SOLO STOP AND GO LANDINGS IN RIGHT CLOSED TRAFFIC AT THE GRAND ISLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR HIS THIRD AND FINAL LANDING THE ENGINE QUIT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AIRCRAFT LANDED 500 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 31 CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE AND TAXI AIRCRAFT TO HANGAR.

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 CEN13LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Isle, NEThe student pilot's inadequate fuel management due to distraction by airport traffic, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Dec 18, 2012 · Substantial damage