# Accident 20211002016639A: Beech B23, Lamesa, TX, October 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2021, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7563° N, 101.9202° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7563&lon=-101.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6996Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6996Q-2022-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 63 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211002016639A

## Narrative

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

THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT HAD THE AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY A PART 65 FACILITY AT THE LAMESA AIRPORT.

THE PILOT STATED THEY CONDUCTED A PRE-FLIGHT, MAGNETO CHECK AND CARB-HEAT TEST.  EVERYTHING WAS FINE.  THE PILOT  STATED BOTH TANKS WERE FULL OF FUEL.  THE PILOT STATED THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS SELECTED.  THE PILOT STATED THEY TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 34 AT KLUV AND FLEW THE PATTERN LANDING FOR A TOUCH AND GO.

AFTER LANDING ON 34 THE PILOT RAISED THE FLAPS, APPLIED POWER AND ROTATED AT TAKE-OFF SPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND THE ENGINE STOPPED MAKING POWER.

THE PILOT LANDED HARD IN A FIELD AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 34.

THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED BACK INTO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BOTH WINGS HAVE SKIN WRINKLING THAT WOULD INDICATED SPAR DAMAGE.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL AND THE LEFT WING WAS ALMOST EMPTY.

INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR AND AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED THE WRONG END OF THE SELECTOR HANDLE WAS BEING USED TO SELECT FUEL.  THE ARROW END WAS NOT BEING USED.  THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LEFT FUEL TANK TO BE SUPPLYING FUEL WHEN THEY THOUGHT THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS SELECTED.  AT THE TIME OF FAA INSPECTION THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN A POSITION THAT SHOULD HAVE STOPPED (OR MAY HAVE LIMITED) THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ENGINE.

THE PILOT AND THE RECOVERY PERSONNEL BOTH SAID THEY DID NOT TOUCH THE FUEL SELECTOR DURING THE FLIGHT, OR AFTER THE 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 CEN22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA002), Oct 2, 2021: Beech B23 (N6996Q), Lamesa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined.

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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