# Accident 20160618010479A: Beech C23, Prescott, AZ, June 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2016, 07:14 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Prescott
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6689° N, 112.4044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6689&lon=-112.4044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9246S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9246S-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160618010479A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 18, 2016, THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT  WERE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM SOCORRO, NM (ONM) TO PRESCOTT, AZ.  UPON DEPARTURE OF SOCORRO, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS PLACED ON THE LEFT TANK AND WHEN REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK, AS IT WAS THE FULLEST TANK, AND CONTINUED OPERATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES.

AT APPROXIMATELY A DISTANCE OF 3.5 MILES, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO BEGIN A DESCENT OF 5000 FEET VERTICAL FOR LANDING AT PRESCOTT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER.

AT THIS TIME THE PILOT TRANSFERRED CONTROLS TO THE CO-PILOT AND BEGAN TO PERFORM LANDING PREPARATIONS BGINNING WITH ?BCGUMPS?.  DURING THE DECENT, THE PILOT CONTINUED TO PERFORM VARIOUS EMERGENCY AND TROUBLE SHOOTING EFFORTS; HOWEVER A DECISION WAS MADE TO KEEP THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT TANK AS IT WAS THE FULLEST TANK.

THE CO-PILOT WAS ON THE CONTROLS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 21 ON FLAT OPEN GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ROCKY SOIL WHICH RESULTED IN THE TEARING OFF OF ALL THREE LANDING GEAR.

AFTER ONE HUNDRED FEET, THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP, REMAINING UPRIGHT, AND TURNING 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED AN IMPACT OF THE LEFT WING TIP WITH APARENT TWISTING AND BUCKLING OF THE WING SKINS AND PULLED RIVETS AT THE MAIN SPAR AREA.  THE FLAPS SHOWED MAJOR DAMAGE FROM IMPACT AS WELL TORN SHEET METAL AND DAMAGED ATTACHMENT POINTS.

THE RIGHT SIDE MAIN FUSELAGE AFT OF THE WING SHOWED COMPRESSION BUCKELING AND TWISTING OF THE AIRFRAME.  THERE WAS TORN AND WRINKLED SHEETMETAL ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE.  THE PROPELLER HAD BOTH BLADES BENT BACKWARD.

## 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 WPR16LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA128), Jun 18, 2016: Beech C23 (N9246S), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' improper inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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