# Accident 20170215002609A: Beechcraft F33A, Pomona, CA, February 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2017, 18:40 local time
- Place: Pomona, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0667° N, 117.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0667&lon=-117.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222EN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222EN-2019-05-04) (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: BEECHCRAFT F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550B4F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,298 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170215002609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DEPARTED SELMA, CALIFORNIA (0Q4) AT APPROXIMATELY 1722 HOURS PST AND CLIMBED TO 5000 FEET MSL, THEN WENT TO 9500 MSL. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HE DEPARTED 0Q4 WITH 45 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, DESTINATION CCB. THE PILOT HAD HIS 86 YEAR OLD MOTHER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENTS HE WAS IN SELMA ON PERSONAL BUSINESS AT THE INTERVIEW ON 16FEB17. WEATHER AT TAKE-OFF WAS CLEAR & VMC REPORTING 18C & CLEAR WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY (NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE).

A/C TRANSITIONED TO SOCAL THROUGH DELANO & BAKERSFIELD WITH TERMINATION POINT AT THE AIRPLANE'S HOMEBASE AT CABLE FIELD (CCB). WHILE FOLLOWING THE 210 FREEWAY INTO CABLE FIELD HE INDICATED THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE GLIDING THE AIRCRAFT TO BRACKETT FIELD IN POMONA (POC) BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE HE HAD TRAINED AS A STUDENT THE GLIDE TERMINATED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE POMONA RACEWAY JUST BELOW THE BLEACHERS WHERE THE GLIDE ABRUPTLY TERMINATED IN THE PICNIC TABLES BELOW THE GRAND STANDS, APPROXIMATELY 500 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. A/C SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE ROLL OUT.

PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES AND WERE TREATED BY AN AMBULANCE CREW AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE.

THE NTSB CONDUCTED THE ENGINE RUN IN ARIZONA, NO ANOMALIES WERE IDENTIFIED. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF/WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR17LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA070), Feb 16, 2017: Beech F33A (N222EN), Pomona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…

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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