What happened
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On may 22, 2014, about 11:30 pacific daylight time, a Beech aircraft corporation v-tail bonanza model H35, serial number D4874, N4689D, received substantial damage when upon approach to the avi suguilla, Arizona airport (P20) on its first flight since 02/12/2006. About 20 minutes into flight and approximately 5 miles south from the intended destination airport P20 at about 1700? MSL the engine hesitated and stopped running both pilots noted the fuel pressure gauge was reading max fuel pressure. At the time the privacy data omitted left seat pilot was operating the aircraft controls. The right seat pilot instructed the left seat pilot to head directly for runway 1, switch the fuel tank while he turned on the boost pump and pushed the propeller lever in to increase rpms. Both pilots reported the engine sputtered briefly once but never restarted. The right seat pilot stated he had the aircraft and switch the control yoke from the left position to the right position. The right seat pilot reported he selected the most promising area off airport to land in a rapidly diminishing set of options. The right seat pilot stated he left the flaps up less drag and just before landing instructed the left seat pilot to put the landing gear down. The aircraft touched down and rolled about 100 yards prior to impacting a pile of sand approximately 4 feet high and about 6 feet wide with the right main landing gear. The aircraft regained flight at this point for a short distance then impacted the ground again on the nose landing gear which then collapsed. The aircraft skidded to a stop in the soft dirt. Both pilots exited the aircraft uninjured and there was no post impact fire. The impact point was approximately ¼ mile south east from the end of runway 1 of the avi suguilla airport Parker (P20). The airplane was registered to and operated by the owner/left seat pilot until the more experienced left seat pilot took control under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. There was no reported ground injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 22, 2014, ABOUT 11:30 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION V-TAIL BONANZA MODEL H35, SERIAL NUMBER D4874, N4689D, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN UPON APPROACH TO THE AVI SUGUILLA, ARIZONA AIRPORT (P20) ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT SINCE 02/12/2006. ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION AIRPORT P20 AT ABOUT 1700? MSL THE ENGINE HESITATED AND STOPPED RUNNING BOTH PILOTS NOTED THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING MAX FUEL PRESSURE. AT THE TIME THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT SEAT PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT INSTRUCTED THE LEFT SEAT PILOT TO HEAD DIRECTLY FOR RUNWAY 1, SWITCH THE FUEL TANK WHILE HE TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP AND PUSHED THE PROPELLER LEVER IN TO INCREASE RPMS. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED THE ENGINE SPUTTERED BRIEFLY ONCE BUT NEVER RESTARTED. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT STATED HE HAD THE AIRCRAFT AND SWITCH THE CONTROL YOKE FROM THE LEFT POSITION TO THE RIGHT POSITION. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT REPORTED HE SELECTED THE MOST PROMISING AREA OFF AIRPORT TO LAND IN A RAPIDLY DIMINISHING SET OF OPTIONS. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT STATED HE LEFT THE FLAPS UP LESS DRAG AND JUST BEFORE LANDING INSTRUCTED THE LEFT SEAT PILOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED ABOUT 100 YARDS PRIOR TO IMPACTING A PILE OF SAND APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET HIGH AND ABOUT 6 FEET WIDE WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT REGAINED FLIGHT AT THIS POINT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AGAIN ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH THEN COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE SOFT DIRT. BOTH PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. THE IMPACT POINT WAS APPROXIMATELY ¼ MILE SOUTH EAST FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 1 OF THE AVI SUGUILLA AIRPORT PARKER (P20). THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE OWNER/LEFT SEAT PILOT UNTIL THE MORE EXPERIENCED LEFT SEAT PILOT TOOK CONTROL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED GROUND INJURIES.
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