# Incident 20160313003089I: Beech F33A, Temple, TX, March 13, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2016, 22:00 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Temple Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0982° N, 97.3428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temple, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0982&lon=-97.3428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4416W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4416W-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160313003089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED EXECUTIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 PM; HE VERIFIED FUEL GAUGES BOTH READ OVER HALF FULL DURING PRE-FLIGHT.  HE CONFIRMED FUEL LEVELS WITH VISUAL INSPECTION OF TANKS.  NO FUEL WAS PURCHASED AT EXECUTIVE (KEDC).  HE ADDED 1 QUART OF OIL.  ENGINE RUN UP WAS COMPLETED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTICED DURING RUN UP. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED VFR AT NIGHT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  HE PICKED UP VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM AUSTIN APPROACH. HE COMPLETED CRUISE CHECKLIST IN FLIGHT.  GAUGES ALL READ IN NORMAL RANGES. STATED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER LOSS WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 5,500 FEET, COULD SEE KTPL RUNWAY LIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE AND TURNED TO TPL. ADVISED GRAY APPROACH OF ENGINE FAILURE AND  ATTEMPED TO LAND AT TEMPLE, ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  AS HE GOT CLOSER TO TEMPLE, HE STATED IT BECAME CLEAR THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND SELECTED A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE TEMPLE AIRPORT AND MADE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING

## Other reports on N4416W (1)

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

- [Incident 20010329004829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010329004829I), Mar 29, 2001: Beech F33A (N4416W), Tyler, TX. (-23) Pilot was @10 miles from Tyler Pounds airport. He had been cleared for the LOC rwy 13 approach. He stated he was making a right course correction to…

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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