# Accident 20191009017529A: Beech B19, Somerville, TN, October 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Somerville, TN
- Airport: Fayette County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1967° N, 89.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1967&lon=-89.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2177W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2177W-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191009017529A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 9TH 2019 N2177W LANDED IN FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PIC WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PIC GOT GAS FOR HIS AIRCRAFT AND APPROX. 1500 STARTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY.

THE PIC CONDUCTED HIS TAKEOFF PROCEDURES, AND RUN UP AND PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF.

ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

THE PIC WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN OPEN FIELD JUST SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP AND THE PIC CHECKED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE, HE NOTICED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS IN THE CLOSE POSITION.

THE PIC SELECTED THE VALVE TO ONE OF TWO TANKS.

THE PIC THEN STARTED THE ENGINE BACK UP AND COMMENCED TO CONDUCT A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT AN EMBANKMENT, AND LIFTED INTO THE AIR.

WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD WITH MAINS HITTING THE GROUND. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING A RUPTURE IN THE FUEL TANKS.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.

THE PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN A POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 GAA20CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA042), Oct 9, 2019: Beech 19 (N2177W), Somerville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to move the fuel selector position to the "on" position before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and necessitated a forced landing to a field shortly after…

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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