# Incident 20200612006739I: Beech V35, Strawberry Plai, TN, June 12, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2020, 17:19 local time
- Place: Strawberry Plai, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0643° N, 83.6452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strawberry Plains, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0643&lon=-83.6452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5431U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5431U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200612006739I

## Narrative

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

ON 6/12/20 N5431U DEPARTED KDKX IN ROUTE TO KMOR AND BACK TO KDKX. UPON DEPARTURE BOTH FUEL TANKS SHOWED JUST BELOW HALF AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK. N5431U FLEW TO KMOR AND RETURNED TO KDKX. ON APPROACH INTO KDKX AT 2300 FEET THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP AND SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT TANK. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART SO THE PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO THE RIGHT TANK. PILOT LANDED N5431U IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE THE RIGHT TANK WAS READING 1/8TH OF A TANK. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT THE A&P STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP HAD FAILED. 17 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK, THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY.

## Other reports on N5431U (1)

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

- [Accident 20230902013979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230902013979A), Sep 2, 2023: Beech V35 (N5431U), Rutledge, TN, Destroyed. Accident occurred on 9/2/2023 after aircraft engine seized inflight. Pilot stated he felt a brief vibration and engine shudder prior to engine seizing. Pilot…

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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