# Incident 20241201019899I: Beech 35-33, Willcox, AZ, December 1, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2024, 12:27 local time
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Airport: Cochise County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2692° N, 109.8605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2692&lon=-109.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470J SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,712 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241201019899I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DESCENDED TO 7,200 MSL FROM KAYEP TO FIVUB TO PRACTICE GPS APPROACH PROCEDURES UNDER VFR. AFTER PERFORMING THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST, THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND SWITCHED THE TANK SELECTOR FROM THE LEFT TANK TO THE RIGHT FOR THE APPROACH AND LANDING. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE FAILED.

THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT TANK, CHECKED THE MIXTURE, AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED ON FOR FIVE SECONDS, BUT THERE WAS STILL NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT THEN SWITCHED BACK TO THE RIGHT TANK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AGAIN, BUT IT REMAINED UNRESPONSIVE.

BOTH TANKS WERE FULL DURING PREFLIGHT, WITH SUMP SAMPLES TAKEN. AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE, THE JPI 930 WITH CEIS FUEL SENDERS INDICATED 12 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK AND 22 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT. THE PILOT IDENTIFIED A LANDING ZONE, EXTENDED THE FLAPS, AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO THE TERRAIN AND VEGETATION.

FORTUNATELY, A SMALL BRUSH-CLEAR AREA BETWEEN TWO ARROYOS WAS LOCATED 5.1 MILES FROM P33. THE PILOT EXECUTED A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN WITH ENOUGH SPEED TO AVOID A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND ROTATED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, COMING TO REST AGAINST A MESQUITE BUSH APPROXIMATELY 260 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 WPR25LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA052), Dec 1, 2024: Beech 35-33 (N109V), Willcox, AZ, investigation ongoing

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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