# Incident 20260311001519I: Beech 35-33, Austin, TX, March 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2026, 15:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470-J (registry code 17359, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470-J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,017 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260311001519I

## Narrative

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

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM KHYI TO 3R9, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AND LANDED ON HIGHWAY 290 WEST OF AUSTIN, TX. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT, NOR TO ANY PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE. THE PILOT CONVEYED THAT THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED AS THEY MADE THE 10-MILE RADIO CALL INBOUND TO 3R9, AT 1900 FEET AGL, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THE PROPELLER STARTED WINDMILLING. THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE FUEL MIXTURE, TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMPS, AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. PRESENTED WITH THREE OPTIONS FOR A LANDING AREA—AN AREA COVERED IN DENSE TREES, A NARROW DIRT ROAD LINED WITH TREES, AND THE HIGHWAY—THE PILOT CHOSE THE HIGHWAY TO LAND ON, USING INERTIA AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO SAFELY LAND THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN VEHICLES TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY.

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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