# Accident 20210723011939A: Beech 35-A33, Mineral Wells, TX, July 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2021, 07:54 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7894° N, 98.0691° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7894&lon=-98.0691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5ML-2023-09-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA473) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723011939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP, XS53, NEAR PEASTER, TX ENROUTE TO BRIDGEPORT (KXBP) TO FILL AIRCRAFT WITH GAS.  THEY ENCOUNTERED LOW CLOUDS AND CHANGED PLANS TO DIVERT TO MINERAL WELLS (MWL) INSTEAD.  AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED TO LAND AT MWL AND ON FINAL WHEN PILOT REALIZED ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, IT WAS NOT MAKING POWER.  PILOT VERIFIED FUEL PRESSURE AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE NORMAL FOR LOW POWER SETTING BUT THROTTLE INCREASE DID NOT BRING INCREASE IN POWER.  PILOT REALIZED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY AND DIVERTED RIGHT TO AVOID TREES, FENCE, AND ROAD TO LAND IN SOFT FIELD.  AIRCRAFT LANDED ON MAINS BUT WHEN NOSE GEAR MADE CONTACT IT COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN 60' BEYOND FIRST CONTACT.  SCAR ON GROUND INDICATES RIGHT WING TIP ALSO MADE CONTACT AFTER NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.  WRINKLES IN SKIN INDICATE WING SPAR DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FIREWALL DAMAGE.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NO VISIBLE LEAKS AND NO SIGN OF FIRE.

PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.  PILOT AIR EVACUATED TO HOSPITAL WITH BACK INJURY.  PASSENGER TRANSPORTED BY GROUND TO HOSPITAL.  BOTH RELEASED LATER IN THE DAY.

VFR CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN21LA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA473), Jul 23, 2021: Beech 35-A33 (N5ML), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N5ML (1)

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

- [Incident 20170816022749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170816022749I), Aug 16, 2017: Beech 35-A33 (N5ML), Cresson, TX, No damage. On August 16, 2017, at approximately 2200 central daylight time, a Beech debonair A33, N5ML, landed in a cow pasture 500 yards short of the runway at bourland…

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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