What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 26, 2022, at about 10:56 mountain standard time (MST), a Beechcraft F33A bonanza (N1HH), experienced a reported loss of engine power and made an off-airport forced landing approximately 1.7 miles north-northwest of h.a. clark memorial field airport (kcmr) at Williams, Arizona. The certificated private pilot reported minor injuries. The aircraft received substantial damage.
The 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight departed kcmr with a destination of laughlin bullhead international airport (kifp), at bullhead city, Arizona.
Based on the pilot?s typed email statement obtained from the airman?s attorney on February 10, 2022, the pilot stated that on the morning of January 26, 2022, he departed runway 36 at kcmr and made a left turn to the west. The pilot stated that at about 800 feet above ground level (AGL), he experienced a total loss of engine power and began a soft right turn for runway 18. The pilot stated that during the turn the aircraft stall warning horn began to sound and he stopped the turn to look for a safe place to land. The pilot stated that there was no time to attempt a re-start of the engine. The pilot stated he was forced to put the plane down hard to avoid a ravine and trees.
The on-site investigation revealed the aircraft landed to the southeast on partially level vegetated rocky terrain. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the landing in which both left/right main landing gear and nosewheel landing gear sheared from the aircraft resulting in structural damage to both left/right wings, lower fuselage, engine cowling and propeller. A visual inspection of the aircraft engine was not possible on-site due to damage to the cowl latches. A ground scar of approximately 30 feet corresponding to the right wing and auxiliary wing-tip fuel tank was noted. A visual inspection of the aircraft fuel tanks approximately 6 hours after the accident revealed both main tanks (left/right) contained no visible fuel. The left auxiliary wing-tip fuel tank contained approximately a half quantity of aviation fuel (100LL/blue). The right auxiliary wing?tip fuel tank was completely ruptured and contained no fuel. Aircraft fuel was visible on the ground and a heavy fuel smell was present at the crash site. Examination of the aircraft cockpit revealed the fuel selector was found to be positioned on the right main fuel tank. Aircraft throttle, propeller and fuel/air mixture controls were in the full forward position. Examination of the crash site indicated the aircraft made ground contact with all three landing gear extended and wing flaps extended to 30 the degree position. At touchdown, the aircraft was on an approximate magnetic heading of 140 degrees. The surface ground scar indicated the aircraft traveled approximately 193 feet before pivoting 120 degrees to the right. The aircraft ELT was activated in the accident and was de-activated by sheriff deputies when the aircraft was located.
The investigation and final determination of cause is pending and awaiting further examination of the engine and aircraft fuel system at a controlled storage facility.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 26, 2022, AT ABOUT 10:56 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A BEECHCRAFT F33A BONANZA (N1HH), EXPERIENCED A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 1.7 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF H.A. CLARK MEMORIAL FIELD AIRPORT (KCMR) AT WILLIAMS, ARIZONA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED KCMR WITH A DESTINATION OF LAUGHLIN BULLHEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIFP), AT BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA.
BASED ON THE PILOT?S TYPED EMAIL STATEMENT OBTAINED FROM THE AIRMAN?S ATTORNEY ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022, THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 26, 2022, HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT KCMR AND MADE A LEFT TURN TO THE WEST. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT ABOUT 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN A SOFT RIGHT TURN FOR RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT STALL WARNING HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AND HE STOPPED THE TURN TO LOOK FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LAND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TO ATTEMPT A RE-START OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FORCED TO PUT THE PLANE DOWN HARD TO AVOID A RAVINE AND TREES.
THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED TO THE SOUTHEAST ON PARTIALLY LEVEL VEGETATED ROCKY TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING IN WHICH BOTH LEFT/RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH LEFT/RIGHT WINGS, LOWER FUSELAGE, ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS NOT POSSIBLE ON-SITE DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE COWL LATCHES. A GROUND SCAR OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET CORRESPONDING TO THE RIGHT WING AND AUXILIARY WING-TIP FUEL TANK WAS NOTED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED BOTH MAIN TANKS (LEFT/RIGHT) CONTAINED NO VISIBLE FUEL. THE LEFT AUXILIARY WING-TIP FUEL TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY A HALF QUANTITY OF AVIATION FUEL (100LL/BLUE). THE RIGHT AUXILIARY WING?TIP FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY RUPTURED AND CONTAINED NO FUEL. AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS VISIBLE ON THE GROUND AND A HEAVY FUEL SMELL WAS PRESENT AT THE CRASH SITE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK. AIRCRAFT THROTTLE, PROPELLER AND FUEL/AIR MIXTURE CONTROLS WERE IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE GROUND CONTACT WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND WING FLAPS EXTENDED TO 30 THE DEGREE POSITION. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN APPROXIMATE MAGNETIC HEADING OF 140 DEGREES. THE SURFACE GROUND SCAR INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 193 FEET BEFORE PIVOTING 120 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ELT WAS ACTIVATED IN THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DE-ACTIVATED BY SHERIFF DEPUTIES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED.
THE INVESTIGATION AND FINAL DETERMINATION OF CAUSE IS PENDING AND AWAITING FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM AT A CONTROLLED STORAGE FACILITY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.