- Date
- August 15, 2000, 23:15 local (Aug 16, 2000, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Holland, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6099EBeech K35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000815037269A
- Case key
- 50025
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Probable cause
the misjudged glidepath by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the loose throttle cable due to improper installation by maintenance personnel, and the intentional engine shutdown during the precautionary landing by the pilot.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, while in flight, he found that the throttle control would only operate between 3/4 throttle and full throttle. The pilot elected to land the aircraft. When he believed that he was at a point where a safe landing could be made on the runway, the pilot shut off the engine and attempted to glide the aircraft to landing. The aircraft came to rest about 100 yards short of the runway. A postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed that the bolt that attaches the clamp for the throttle cable housing in the engine compartment was loose. The position of the throttle cable housing limited the movement of the throttle and the housing could be moved within the clamp. The aircraft engine had been overhauled and reinstalled in the aircraft at the last annual inspection completed on April 15, 2000.
Factual narrative
On August 15, 2000, at 2315 eastern daylight time, a Beech K35, N6099E, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing on runway 26 (5,000 feet by 100 feet dry asphalt) at the Tulip City Airport (BIV), Holland, Michigan. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The local flight departed BIV at 2245.
The pilot reported that, while in flight, he found that the throttle control would only operate between 3/4 throttle and full throttle. The pilot elected to land the aircraft. When he believed that he was at a point where a safe landing could be made on the runway, the pilot shut off the engine and attempted to glide the aircraft to landing. The aircraft came to rest about 100 yards short of the runway.
At a postaccident examination of the aircraft, a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector found that the bolt that attaches the clamp for the throttle cable housing in the engine compartment was loose. The inspector found that the position of the throttle cable housing limited the movement of the throttle and that the housing could be moved within the clamp. The inspector also determined that the aircraft engine had been overhauled and reinstalled in the aircraft at the last annual inspection. A logbook entry indicated that the annual inspection was completed on April 15, 2000.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6099E
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D5986
- Airframe hours
- 5,812
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Henry J Reest
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 2000 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- BIV
- Airport
- BIV · Tulip City Airport, runway 26, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 747 total · 59 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6099E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.