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FAA accident report · Beech P35 · Bridgeport, TX · July 2, 2013

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Date
July 2, 2013 · 11:14 local
Place
Bridgeport, TX
Airport
Bridgeport Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8585M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13CA389
Reported as
Beech P35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8585MRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2018 · Beech P35S/N D-7207 · Built 1963Airframe modelBeech P35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 2, 2013 at 0900 CDT, a Beechcraft bonanza, P-35, N8585M, was on a training flight with a certified flight instructor (CFI), the flight consisted of touch and go landings at Bridgeport Municipal (kxbp), alliance airport (kafw), fort worth meacham (kftw) and fort worth hicks airfield (T67) and return to kxbp. Following the final instructional takeoff from kxbp the engine lost power and an accident occurred during an emergency landing in a plowed field north of kxbp. The CFI took control of the aircraft to conduct the emergency landing switched to the left tank, which later was found to have one quart of fuel. The aircraft touched down hard and tore all three landing gears and slid for about 20 yards before coming to a complete stop. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed and there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot and CFI received minor injuries. The CFI holds a commercial, instrument, multiengine land flight and ground instructor rating. The pilot holds a private pilot single engine land rating. The flight originated at Bridgeport, TX, Bridgeport Municipal kxbp, on July 2, 2013 at approximately 0900 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 2, 2013 AT 0900 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, P-35, N8585M, WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), THE FLIGHT CONSISTED OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT BRIDGEPORT MUNICIPAL (KXBP), ALLIANCE AIRPORT (KAFW), FORT WORTH MEACHAM (KFTW) AND FORT WORTH HICKS AIRFIELD (T67) AND RETURN TO KXBP. FOLLOWING THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONAL TAKEOFF FROM KXBP THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD NORTH OF KXBP. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CONDUCT THE EMERGENCY LANDING SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK, WHICH LATER WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONE QUART OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND TORE ALL THREE LANDING GEARS AND SLID FOR ABOUT 20 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND CFI RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE CFI HOLDS A COMMERCIAL, INSTRUMENT, MULTIENGINE LAND FLIGHT AND GROUND INSTRUCTOR RATING. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BRIDGEPORT, TX, BRIDGEPORT MUNICIPAL KXBP, ON JULY 2, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT.

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 CEN13CA389Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBridgeport, TXThe failure of both the flight instructor and the pilot to monitor and manage the fuel on board, which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel starvation.Jul 2, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8585M · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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