# Accident 20220126000859A: Beech F33A, Williams, AZ, January 26, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 26, 2022, 10:56 local time - Place: Williams, AZ - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.3282° N, 112.2026° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3282&lon=-112.2026&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1HH-2024-01-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH F33A - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 800 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA083) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220126000859A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 WPR22LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA083), Jan 26, 2022: Beech F33A (N1HH), Williams, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s activation of the auxiliary fuel boost pump shortly after takeoff, which resulted in an excess amount of fuel to the engine and a total loss of engine power. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.