What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 3rd at 735AM, N5240C departed T79 in an easterly direction. T79 is located in Pearland Texas. The airport has an east/west grass runway with 50 feet obstacles (power lines) on both ends of the runway. The weather was VFR at the time of the accident. Due to power loss the aircraft was unable to climb and the pilot decided to land in a field across the street next to a local middle school. During the emergency landing attempt the right wing hit a pine tree and 4/5 feet of the right wing shared off. The aircraft rotated 180 degrees in the air , however, when hitting the ground it rotated back to its original heading (east) and continued to slide for an additional 400 feet before coming to a stop. The pilot and 3 passenger was unharmed and departed the aircraft.
Beechcraft B35, N5240C, serial number D2631 Continental motors E-185-11, serial number 25619-D-1-8
Hartzell propeller HC-D2MV20-7, serial number ava 348
Blade(s) model MV8433N, serial numbers J30127 and J30131
Aircraft:
Latest annual inspection signed as completed 10/09/2020 @ tach 5158.6, total time 5139.1. This annual was signed off as an ?aircraft? Annual inspection. Aircraft being all inclusive of airframe, engine and propeller. Airframe meaning just "airframe? Which would require matching entries in the powerplant and propeller records for annual inspection. The remaining annual inspections captured in this report were all designated as ?airframe?.
The content of this annual inspection appeared to be complete, including repetitive airworthiness directive (AD) compliance. There was one (1) issue. privacy data omitted, Signed the annual inspection as airworthy. Research in the national airman database (spas) indicated that certificate number was never issued to a privacy data omitted and was never issued as a mechanic certificate, only as a pilot certificate. Further research in the spas data base indicated one individual with the name privacy data omittedand the middle initial p. privacy data omitted Does not hold an inspection authorization and is not certificated for return to service of any aircraft following an annual inspection. It appears privacy data omitted further used a certificate number that was not issued to him.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 3RD AT 735AM, N5240C DEPARTED T79 IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. T79 IS LOCATED IN PEARLAND TEXAS. THE AIRPORT HAS AN EAST/WEST GRASS RUNWAY WITH 50 FEET OBSTACLES (POWER LINES) ON BOTH ENDS OF THE RUNWAY. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DUE TO POWER LOSS THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD ACROSS THE STREET NEXT TO A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT THE RIGHT WING HIT A PINE TREE AND 4/5 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING SHARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES IN THE AIR , HOWEVER, WHEN HITTING THE GROUND IT ROTATED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL HEADING (EAST) AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 400 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGER WAS UNHARMED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.
BEECHCRAFT B35, N5240C, SERIAL NUMBER D2631 CONTINENTAL MOTORS E-185-11, SERIAL NUMBER 25619-D-1-8
HARTZELL PROPELLER HC-D2MV20-7, SERIAL NUMBER AVA 348
BLADE(S) MODEL MV8433N, SERIAL NUMBERS J30127 AND J30131
AIRCRAFT:
LATEST ANNUAL INSPECTION SIGNED AS COMPLETED 10/09/2020 @ TACH 5158.6, TOTAL TIME 5139.1. THIS ANNUAL WAS SIGNED OFF AS AN ?AIRCRAFT? ANNUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT BEING ALL INCLUSIVE OF AIRFRAME, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. AIRFRAME MEANING JUST "AIRFRAME? WHICH WOULD REQUIRE MATCHING ENTRIES IN THE POWERPLANT AND PROPELLER RECORDS FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE REMAINING ANNUAL INSPECTIONS CAPTURED IN THIS REPORT WERE ALL DESIGNATED AS ?AIRFRAME?.
THE CONTENT OF THIS ANNUAL INSPECTION APPEARED TO BE COMPLETE, INCLUDING REPETITIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) COMPLIANCE. THERE WAS ONE (1) ISSUE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SIGNED THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AS AIRWORTHY. RESEARCH IN THE NATIONAL AIRMAN DATABASE (SPAS) INDICATED THAT CERTIFICATE NUMBER WAS NEVER ISSUED TO A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WAS NEVER ISSUED AS A MECHANIC CERTIFICATE, ONLY AS A PILOT CERTIFICATE. FURTHER RESEARCH IN THE SPAS DATA BASE INDICATED ONE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE NAME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND THE MIDDLE INITIAL P. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HOLD AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION AND IS NOT CERTIFICATED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE OF ANY AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. IT APPEARS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FURTHER USED A CERTIFICATE NUMBER THAT WAS NOT ISSUED TO HIM.
NTSB investigation
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