What happened
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When: January 10, 2023, 13:57 CST
Where: Bolingbrook, IL
An airline transport pilot (ATP) was operating a Beechcraft bonanza G33,privacy data omitted, departing from middleton municipal airport (C29) on a flight to Brookeridge Air Park (LL22). There were no passengers on board. The flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) and using visual flight rules (VFR). The nearest automated weather observation station (AWOS) reported light winds and clear skies, kdpa 101852Z 21005KT 10SM clr 08/02 A2983 rmk AO2 SLP105 T00830022.
The PIC stated that he departed C29 with 35 gallons of fuel, one quarter tank of fuel in the left side and one half tank of fuel in the right side. The PIC intended to operate using the fuller right tank. He instead was mistakenly operating on the left tank. The aircraft experienced a loss of power approximately 3 miles west of LL22. The PIC initiated a restart flow from memory, including switching fuel tanks. The PIC neglected to turn on the fuel boost pump. The engine did not restart. The PIC elected to glide to a landing on a nearby highway. The aircraft came to rest in the southbound lane of interstate 355 approximately one half mile south of broughton road in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The pilot was uninjured. No damage to persons or property was reported.
Upon arrival at the scene, the aircraft was upright and intact. Examination of the aircraft found that the right wing contacted a road reflector post, crushing a section of the right leading edge, and the left wingtip impacted the highway before coming to rest.
Left wing: the left wing exhibited skin deformation on both the top and bottom surfaces with significant buckling present at the root.
Right wing: the right wing suffered damage to the leading edge approximately 30 inches inboard of the wing tip. Upper and lower surfaces of the wing showed signs of deformation with buckling noted inboard, adjacent to lower access panels.
Fuselage: upright and intact. No fire. The left side nose gear box structure was buckled.
Engine: unknown
Propeller: undamaged
Fuel: left tank no visible fuel, right tank had unknown quantity of fuel. Fuel selector found in off position. Fuel noted in forward sump.
The aircraft was transported to privacy data omitted by privacy data omitted. On January 11, 2023, an attempt was made to start the aircraft. The fuel selector was positioned to the right tank, which had fuel remaining. The engine started without issue.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN: JANUARY 10, 2023, 13:57 CST
WHERE: BOLINGBROOK, IL
AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP) WAS OPERATING A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA G33,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTING FROM MIDDLETON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C29) ON A FLIGHT TO BROOKERIDGE AIR PARK (LL22). THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THE NEAREST AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION (AWOS) REPORTED LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES, KDPA 101852Z 21005KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP105 T00830022.
THE PIC STATED THAT HE DEPARTED C29 WITH 35 GALLONS OF FUEL, ONE QUARTER TANK OF FUEL IN THE LEFT SIDE AND ONE HALF TANK OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PIC INTENDED TO OPERATE USING THE FULLER RIGHT TANK. HE INSTEAD WAS MISTAKENLY OPERATING ON THE LEFT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF LL22. THE PIC INITIATED A RESTART FLOW FROM MEMORY, INCLUDING SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. THE PIC NEGLECTED TO TURN ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. THE PIC ELECTED TO GLIDE TO A LANDING ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF INTERSTATE 355 APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF BROUGHTON ROAD IN BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WAS REPORTED.
UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPRIGHT AND INTACT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A ROAD REFLECTOR POST, CRUSHING A SECTION OF THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE, AND THE LEFT WINGTIP IMPACTED THE HIGHWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST.
LEFT WING: THE LEFT WING EXHIBITED SKIN DEFORMATION ON BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES WITH SIGNIFICANT BUCKLING PRESENT AT THE ROOT.
RIGHT WING: THE RIGHT WING SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF THE WING SHOWED SIGNS OF DEFORMATION WITH BUCKLING NOTED INBOARD, ADJACENT TO LOWER ACCESS PANELS.
FUSELAGE: UPRIGHT AND INTACT. NO FIRE. THE LEFT SIDE NOSE GEAR BOX STRUCTURE WAS BUCKLED.
ENGINE: UNKNOWN
PROPELLER: UNDAMAGED
FUEL: LEFT TANK NO VISIBLE FUEL, RIGHT TANK HAD UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF FUEL. FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF POSITION. FUEL NOTED IN FORWARD SUMP.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JANUARY 11, 2023, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO START THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT TANK, WHICH HAD FUEL REMAINING. THE ENGINE STARTED WITHOUT ISSUE.
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