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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Guntersville, AL · April 13, 2013

Date: April 13, 2013 · 11:00 local
Place: Guntersville, AL
Airport: Guntersville Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9290S
Reported as: Beech C23
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total1,300 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N9290SRegistered now · Beech C23S/N M-1627 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While cruising at 5,000 ft AGL, 5 miles se of the Guntersville Municipal Airport, the engine quit. The pilot attempted to restart the engine and established a glide in an attempt to make the Guntersville airport. Failing to conduct engine out emergency procedures, the pilot continued to glide towards the Guntersville airport, only to soft land a quarter mile short of runway 21 in Guntersville lake. Aircraft was recovered and had only minor damage. Left fuel cell had 19 gallons of 100LL and right tank, fuel strainer, and carburator were void of fuel. Fuel selector was in the right fuel cell (tank) position.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CRUISING AT 5,000 FT AGL, 5 MILES SE OF THE GUNTERSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE GUNTERSVILLE AIRPORT. FAILING TO CONDUCT ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THE PILOT CONTINUED TO GLIDE TOWARDS THE GUNTERSVILLE AIRPORT, ONLY TO SOFT LAND A QUARTER MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 21 IN GUNTERSVILLE LAKE. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. LEFT FUEL CELL HAD 19 GALLONS OF 100LL AND RIGHT TANK, FUEL STRAINER, AND CARBURATOR WERE VOID OF FUEL. FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT FUEL CELL (TANK) POSITION.