# Accident 20121218028339A: Beech A23, Grand Island, NE, December 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2012, 14:49 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Grand Island Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9586° N, 98.2894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9586&lon=-98.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3573R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3573R-2018-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121218028339A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA109), Dec 18, 2012: Beech A23 (N3573R), Grand Isle, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate fuel management due to distraction by airport traffic, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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