# Accident 20211211021009A: Beech K35, Temecula, CA, December 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2021, 14:55 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: French Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5000° N, 117.2200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5000&lon=-117.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654HR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N654HR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211211021009A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 11, 2021, ABOUT 1455 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH K35 AIRPLANE, N654HR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS

NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE ABOUT 3,000 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. HE WAS OPERATING OFF THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND

THEREFORE ACTIVATED THE FUEL PUMP AND SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER UNTIL THE PILOT SAID THAT IT WAS NOT PRODUCING ANY POWER.  THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO LAND ON A GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY BUT HAD TO ABORT THE APPROACH DUE TO INDIVIDUALS ON THE FAIRWAY.

SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCE LANDING IN A NEARBY GRAPE VINEYARD. HE INTENTIONALLY KEPT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED TO MINIMIZE ANY ENTANGLEMENT WITH THE WIRE THAT WAS USED TO SUPPORT GROWING THE GRAPE VINES. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS WHEN IT STRUCK POSTS THAT SUPPORTED THE WIRE USED TO GROW THE GRAPES.  THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED TO A SECURE LOCATION FOR FUTURE EXAMINATION.  ATQ-A INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER A-WP-21-22-008 MAY BE AMENDED WITH INFORMATION FROM THE NTSB, OWNER, OR MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.

## 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 WPR22LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA062), Dec 11, 2021: Beech K35 (N654HR), Temecula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

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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