# Accident 20140522008119A: Beech H35, Parker, AZ, May 22, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 22, 2014, 11:30 local time - Place: Parker, AZ - Airport: Avi Suquilla - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.1333° N, 114.2689° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1333&lon=-114.2689&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4689D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4689D-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH H35 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470-G - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 6,996 total, 1 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA199) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140522008119A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 WPR14LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA199), May 22, 2014: Beech H35 (N4689D), Parker, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improperly attached fuel line and cracked fuel diaphragm due to unknown personnel’s inadequate maintenance, which resulted in the loss of engine power during cruise flight and the subsequent… ## Other reports on N4689D (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19970821023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970821023219A), Aug 21, 1997: Beech H35 (N4689D), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine quit on landing, landed short of runway. (.4)the pilot reported that the aircraft fuel gauges always read 'full,' so he checked his fuel… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.