# Incident 20171105018249I: Beech 35-A33, Loda, IL, November 5, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2017, 11:23 local time
- Place: Loda, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LL10
- Location: 40.5149° N, 88.0762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loda, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5149&lon=-88.0762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9348Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9348Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 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/20171105018249I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS FLYING FROM CHAMPAIGN IL(KCMI) TO PLANNED DESTINATION NAPERVILLE IL, (LL10) NAPER AERO.  THE FLIGHT WAS AT 5000 FT. (MSL), AT APPROXIMATELY 21:50 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT INDICATED HE SWITCHED THE TANK VALVE FROM THE LEFT MAIN TO THE AUX TANK SETTING OF WHICH ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE MIXTURE TO FULL RICH AND SWITCHED THE TANK LEVER BACK TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK WITH NO RESULT.

ATC (CHICAGO CENTER ? 123.75) RADIOED TO THE PILOT DURING THIS AND STATED THEY WERE SHOWING A TURN TO THE RIGHT, AND THE PILOT THEN RADIOED BACK INDICATING THAT HE WAS AWARE AND THAT HE HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS TRYING TO MANAGE THE PROBLEM.

ATC RESPONDED THAT THEY WERE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED IF HE THOUGHT HE COULD GET TO THE PAXTON AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES AWAY FROM HIS CURRENT LOCATION.

THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK HE COULD MAKE THAT FROM 5000 FT. (MSL), BUT ASKED FOR A HEADING ANYWAY. ATC INDICATED TO TURN LEFT TO A HEADING OF 170, AND THAT WOULD GET ME TOWARDS PAXTON.  THEN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE 170 HEADING WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE BEST GLIDE SPEED.

AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. MSL AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT RESTARTING THE ENGINE WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A SPUTTER. THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO STOP THE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND FOCUS ON THE LANDING.

SINCE IT HAD BEEN RAINING ALL DAY THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND GEAR UP. THE PLANE FLEW APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET THROUGH THE CORN AND CAME OUT INTO A BARE ?BEAN? FIELD, TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS BELLY ABOUT 30 FEET OUTSIDE THE CORN AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 270 FEET AND CAME TO A STOP.

NO DEFINED ANSWER FOR OF LOSS OF POWER AT THIS TIME.  APPEARS TO BE AT THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH/VALVE WAITING FOR THE TEAR DOWN RESULTS.

## Other reports on N9348Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20231001016309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231001016309I), Oct 1, 2023: Beech 35-A33 (N9348Y), Enid, OK, Minor damage. While performing practice flights at wdg. Pilot was on baseleg approch to runway 17 when aircraft lost power. Pilot landed short of runway 17 by apprx. 2…
- [Incident 20080731842909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731842909I), Jul 31, 2008: Beech 35A33 (N9348Y), Fulton, MO, No damage. (-23) Loss of engine power caused off-airport landing. No damage to aircraft or property, no injuries to pilot or passengers. Incident #[privacy data omitted]

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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