# Accident 20160227001539A: Beech V35, Seymour, IN, February 27, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 27, 2016, 11:25 local time - Place: Seymour, IN - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.8431° N, 85.8150° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8431&lon=-85.8150&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2714T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2714T) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH V35 - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,216 total, 212 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA115) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160227001539A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON FEBRUARY 27, 2016, ABOUT 11:25 EASTERN STANDARD TIME A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA V35, N2714T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR SEYMOUR, INDIANA. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP). THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THE HE DEPARTED UMP FOR A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. DURING LEVEL FLIGHT AT 5500 MSL THE PILOT SELECTED THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK. WITHIN 3 MINUTES, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE ?LURCHED? AND HE SELECTED THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE ?LURCHING CONTINUED SO HE HIT THE HIGH BOOST PUMP?. MULTIPLE FUEL TANK SELECTIONS WERE INITIATED BUT ENGINE POWER WAS NOT RESTORED. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING ON INTERSTATE 65 UPON REALIZING THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE VECTORED AIRPORT. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED THE MEDIAN. THE LANDING GEAR SUNK IN THE SOFT SOIL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS SUBSEQUENTLY EGRESSED. THE AIRPLANE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1967 AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH ONE CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-D, 285-HP RECIPROCATING ENGINE, WHICH ACCUMULATED 234 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. THE AIRPLANE?S MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON NOVEMBER 9, 2015, AND AS OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT 60 HOURS SINCE THAT DATE. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH RATINGS FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE. HIS MOST RECENT FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) THIRD-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED IN DECEMBER 15, 2014. HE REPORTED 1216 TOTAL HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, OF WHICH 212 HOURS WERE IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR SPAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS NO FUEL OBSERVED IN THE LEFT MAIN WING TANK; HOWEVER, FUEL QUANTITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS OVER HALF IN THE RIGHT MAIN WING TANK AND ONE QUARTER IN THE LEFT MAIN WING TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE SITE AND PLACED IN A SECURE HANGAR AT FREEMAN FIELD. THE ENGINE STARTED AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT, ACCELERATED SMOOTHLY, AND RAN CONTINUOUSLY WITH NO ANOMALIES OBSERVED. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE TO THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT THE PREVIOUS WEEK, AND HAD FUELED THE AIRCRAFT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. FUELING RECORDS WERE NOT PROVIDED BY THE OPERATOR. THE 11:45 WEATHER OBSERVATION AT FREEMAN FIELD, LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS NOT RETRIEVED, WEATHER WAS NOT A CAUSAL FACTOR OF THE ACCIDENT. ## 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 CEN16LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA115), Feb 27, 2016: Beech V35 (N2714T), Seymour, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper placement of the fuel selector handle between two tank positions, which resulted in a restricted fuel flow to the engine and the initial loss of engine power, and his improper… 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.