# Incident 20140829016879I: Beech A35, Cortland, NY, August 29, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cortland, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6009° N, 76.1791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cortland, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6009&lon=-76.1791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N660B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N660B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 7 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140829016879I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 29, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EDT AIRCRAFT N660B, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL A35, SERIAL # D-1661, WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM AND RETURNING TO N03 (CORTLAND, NY). DURING THE DESCENT BACK TO N03 THE ENGINE QUIT INFLIGHT AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 24 ON THE GRASS-COVERED PART OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 24 THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S T-HANGAR AND SECURED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER.

DURING INITIAL INVESTIGATION, THIS INSPECTOR NOTED AT THE INCIDENT SCENE THAT THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS FULL OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE 100LL AVIATION GASOLINE BASED ON THE BLUE COLOR IN APPEARANCE.

THIS INSPECTOR REVIEWED THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER LOG BOOKS AND DID NOT NOTE ANY DISCREPANCIES. THIS INSPECTOR ALSO PHYSICALLY CHECKED THE OPERATION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND ELECTRIC STANDBY FUEL PUMP AND DID NOT NOTE ANY DISCREPANCIES WITH THESE COMPONENTS. THIS INSPECTOR ALSO CONFIRMED THE READINGS OF THE FUEL GAGE TO WHAT WAS VISIBLY NOTED IN THE TANKS.

## Other reports on N660B (1)

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

- [Accident 19951220049229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951220049229A), Dec 20, 1995: Beech A35 (N660B), Springfield, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-16) The evidence suggests that the seatbelts were not fastened, resulting in Mr. Griffey being thrown from the aircraft. Not buckling the seatbelts is a…

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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