20230128001999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23A · Miami, FL · January 28, 2023

Date: January 28, 2023 · 17:00 local
Place: Miami, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N16TH
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA119
Reported as: Beech A23A
Reported engine: Continental IO-346 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 142 total120 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N16THRegistered now · Beech A23AS/N M-994 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech A23A Engine modelContinental IO-346 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Part 91 operation Beech aircraft A-23A, privacy data omitted, serial number M-994, lost engine power, with one pilot and three passengers on board. Emergency hard landing on Miami macarthur causeway shear right landing gear strut, right wing impact the left rear side of a Miami dade transit bus with 15 passenger on board. Beech aircraft privacy data omitted sustain major structural damage right wing spar, empennage, and aircraft right side of fuselage. Pilot, passenger onboard aircraft and all fifteen passengers on board bus sustain no injurers. Beech aircraft privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 OPERATION BEECH AIRCRAFT A-23A, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER M-994, LOST ENGINE POWER, WITH ONE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. EMERGENCY HARD LANDING ON MIAMI MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY SHEAR RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT, RIGHT WING IMPACT THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF A MIAMI DADE TRANSIT BUS WITH 15 PASSENGER ON BOARD. BEECH AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAIN MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE RIGHT WING SPAR, EMPENNAGE, AND AIRCRAFT RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE. PILOT, PASSENGER ONBOARD AIRCRAFT AND ALL FIFTEEN PASSENGERS ON BOARD BUS SUSTAIN NO INJURERS. BEECH AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA119Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMiami, FLThe pilot’s mismanagement of fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation.Jan 28, 2023 · Substantial damage