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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Poughkeepsie, NY · April 9, 2023

Date: April 9, 2023 · 12:29 local
Place: Poughkeepsie, NY
Airport: Hudson Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N66126
Reported as: Beech C23
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 179 total179 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N66126Registered now · Beech C23S/N M-2382 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBeech C23

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What happened

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

During a go-around on crosswind-downwind turn PIC reported unable to maintain airspeed. "Engine sputtered". PIC determined fuel starvation was cause and switched tanks with no result, so switched back. Declared emergency and landed hard, bounced several times, damaging nose gear and striking propeller. PIC stated, "I must have misjudged the fuel levels in the plane... If I had just filled the fuel tanks all the way I would have avoided this incident."

As the FAA filed it

DURING A GO-AROUND ON CROSSWIND-DOWNWIND TURN PIC REPORTED UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. "ENGINE SPUTTERED". PIC DETERMINED FUEL STARVATION WAS CAUSE AND SWITCHED TANKS WITH NO RESULT, SO SWITCHED BACK. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED HARD, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, DAMAGING NOSE GEAR AND STRIKING PROPELLER. PIC STATED, "I MUST HAVE MISJUDGED THE FUEL LEVELS IN THE PLANE... IF I HAD JUST FILLED THE FUEL TANKS ALL THE WAY I WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS INCIDENT."

Other reports on N66126 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19860514022339IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Rochester, NYRadio failure due to dead battery. Suspect pilot inadvertently turned off alternator at cruise.May 14, 1986