# NTSB CEN12CA625: Beech 35, N3014V, Geary, OK, September 9, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 9, 2012, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Geary, OK - Coordinates: 35.619445, -98.522499 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6194&lon=-98.5225&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO Oklahoma City - NTSB case key (mKey): 85013 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA625 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85013/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85013 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA625 ## Probable cause The student pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during a forced landing attempt which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the instructor pilot's delay in taking control of the airplane and the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=1151502), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Engine (reciprocating)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 35, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md?model=1151502), [All aircraft, 497 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 35, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=1151502), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 35, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=1151502), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) ## Analysis After an uneventful local instructional flight, the student pilot and instructor pilot were practicing emergency landing procedures. After a missed approach to the private ranch airport, the student attempted a go-around. During the go-around, there was a loss of engine power during the climb and the student pilot tried to set up for an actual emergency landing. While maneuvering the airplane to land, both the instructor pilot and student attempted to trouble shoot and regain engine power by switching fuel tanks attempting a restart. About 20 feet above the runway, the airplane stalled, impacted the runway, and came to a stop in a grassy area to the left of the runway. Both wings sustained substantial damage. After the accident, the student pilot, who owned the airplane, stated that he may have moved the fuel selector lever to the left tank position while he and the instructor were trying to trouble shoot the loss of engine power. The instructor pilot occupied the right seat and would not have been able to see the fuel selector lever position. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed that both the right main fuel tank and auxiliary fuel tank had usable fuel. The left main fuel tank was empty and was not compromised. The fuel selector lever was found in the left tank position. No evidence of mechanical malfunction or any other preimpact abnormalities were found. Although the loss of engine power could be linked to possible fuel starvation, the cause for the loss of engine power could not be substantiated. ## Factual narrative After an uneventful local instructional flight, the student pilot and instructor pilot were practicing emergency landing procedures. After a missed approach to the private ranch airport, the student attempted a go-around. During the go-around, there was a loss of engine power during the climb and the student pilot tried to set up for an actual emergency landing. While maneuvering the airplane to land, both the instructor pilot and student attempted to trouble shoot and regain engine power by switching fuel tanks attempting a restart. About 20 feet above the runway, the airplane stalled, impacted the runway, and came to a stop in a grassy area to the left of the runway. Both wings sustained substantial damage. After the accident, the student pilot, who owned the airplane, stated that he may have moved the fuel selector lever to the left tank position while he and the instructor were trying to trouble shoot the loss of engine power. The instructor pilot occupied the right seat and would not have been able to see the fuel selector lever position. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed that both the right main fuel tank and auxiliary fuel tank had usable fuel. The left main fuel tank was empty and was not compromised. The fuel selector lever was found in the left tank position. No evidence of mechanical malfunction or any other preimpact abnormalities were found. Although the loss of engine power could be linked to possible fuel starvation, the cause for the loss of engine power could not be substantiated. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3014V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3014V-2018-02-13), registration cancelled 2018-02-13, S/N D-416, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 35 - Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-416 - Engines: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES 205 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Rowdy W Haynes - Registered owner: Rowdy W Haynes - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: OJA, Weatherford, OK - Destination: OJA, Weatherford, OK - Airport: 0OK3, McKinley Ranch Airport, runway 34, 5,000 × 50 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 58; injuries: none; flight instructor, private, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: right; flight hours: 1,929 total, 11 in this make and model, 1,791 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 24; injuries: none; seat: left; flight hours: 2 total, 2 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 16 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 100 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: CLK, 25 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120909025699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120909025699A), Sep 9, 2012: Beech 35, Geary, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot and student under instruction were practicing emergency landing procedures and after missed approach to runway were attempting a go-arround. Engine… ## Docket (8 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 19, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85013. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396444&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Instructor Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 23 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396446&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Instructor%20Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector Statement (item 3, .PDF, 16 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396447&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Overhead View of Mckinley Ranch Airport (item 4, .PDF, 82 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396448&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Overhead%20View%20of%20Mckinley%20Ranch%20Airport-Master.PDF - Photo 1 Accident Area with Airplane (item 5, .PDF, 86 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396449&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20Accident%20Area%20with%20Airplane-Master.PDF - Photo 2 Airplane Damage (item 6, .PDF, 82 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396450&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20Airplane%20Damage-Master.PDF - Photo 3 Airplane Damage (item 7, .PDF, 76 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396451&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%20Airplane%20Damage-Master.PDF - Photo 4 Fuel Selector Lever Found in Left Tank Position (item 8, .PDF, 80 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396452&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204%20Fuel%20Selector%20Lever%20Found%20in%20Left%20Tank%20Position-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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