# Incident 20130413007379I: Beech C23, Guntersville, AL, April 13, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Guntersville, AL
- Airport: Guntersville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3679° N, 86.2523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guntersville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3679&lon=-86.2523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9290S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9290S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130413007379I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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