# Accident 20230723010099A: Beech H35, Georgetown, TX, July 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2023, 11:56 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6619° N, 97.6871° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6619&lon=-97.6871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N365B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,805 total, 1,203 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230723010099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT STARTED THE LANDING SEQUENCE/DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES OUT FROM GTU.

THE TRACKING WAS HIGH, BUT THE PILOT THOUGHT IT WAS STILL OK. THE PILOT SLOWED TO 135 AND DROPPED THE GEAR. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE WHITE ARC AND LEFT BASE, THE PILOT DROPPED FLAPS.

START SEQUENCE – LOSS OF POWER: ONCE THE FLAPS CAME DOWN, THE PILOT FELT HE NEEDED MORE POWER TO STABILIZE THE APPROACH. HE ADDED THROTTLE 2 OR 3 TWISTS TO THE RIGHT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HE REPEATED THE ACTION AND STILL NO POWER.

THE PILOT THEN STATES THAT HE PUSHED POWER, MIXER, PROP FORWARD, BOOST PUMP ON, AND SWITCHED FUEL FROM RIGHT TO AUX – NO POWER RESPONSE TO INPUT.

AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT DID NOT HEAR THE BOOST PUMP, SO HE TURNED IT TO PRIME. STILL NO POWER.

THE PILOT NOW THOUGHT SINCE HE DIDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE UNTIL FLAPS WENT DOWN, HE TRIED RAISING HIS FLAPS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THIS HAD NO EFFECT AND AT THIS POINT COLLISION WAS IMMINENT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROOF OF A DUPLEX HOUSE. PROPELLER CONTROL WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AS BEING IN THE EXTENDED OUT (LOW RPM) SETTING WHICH IS CONTRARY TO PILOT REPORTED SETTING BEING PUSHED IN (HI RPM).

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. DUPLEX HOUSE THAT WAS IMPACTED WAS VACANT (NEW BUILD) AND NO PERSONNEL WERE IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO DUPLEX HOUSE STRUCTURE.

## 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 CEN23LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA318), Jul 23, 2023: Beech H35 (N365B), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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.

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