- Date
- February 1, 1997, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N599TBeech V35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970201001099A
- Case key
- 38217
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Probable cause
loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Trees in the emergency landing area were a related factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot had reviewed airwork, turns, stalls, slow flight, take off and landings. They elected to practice procedures for a simulated engine failure. According to the CFI, 'on go-around, engine failed to produce power, resulting in forced landing....' The FAA inspector stated that during the approach, they were at a fast landing speed and high on the approach. At an altitude of about 100 feet above the ground, they attempted to go around and advanced the throttle, but the engine did not respond. Subsequently, during the forced landing, the airplane collided with a tree. The engine was removed from the airframe, and a test run was conducted under the supervision of the FAA. The engine run revealed no discrepancies. The private pilot did not submit a statement to explain her account of the events.
Factual narrative
On February 1, 1997, about 1400 eastern standard time, a Beech V35, N599T, registered to a private owner, was substantially damaged while on approach, near Orlando, Florida. The airline transport-rated pilot, certified flight instructor (CFI), and a private pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed in the vicinity, and no flight plan had been filed. The local training flight originated at 1300, and was being conducted in accordance with Title 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the CFI's statement he and the private pilot had reviewed "airwork, turns, stalls, slow flight, take off and landings." On the accident landing he said, "...conducting simulated engine failure...on go-around, engine failed to produce power, resulting in forced landing...."
The FAA inspector stated that on this approach they were at a "fast" landing speed, and "high" on the approach. At an altitude of about 100 feet above the ground they attempted to go around, advanced the throttle, and landed in a tree.
The engine was removed from the airframe and shipped to Continental Motor's facilities, in Mobile, Alabama, where an engine test run was conducted under the supervision of the FAA, on March 16, 1997. The engine run revealed no discrepancies.
The first pilot did not submit a statement pertaining to the facts in this accident, and her account of the events of the accident are not known. According to the FAA they made several attempts to contact the pilot and were unsuccessful.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N599T
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-8397
- Airframe hours
- 1,962
- Engine
- Continental IO-520BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Iff II Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 8, 1996
- Departed
- 13X
- Airport
- 13X · Tangerine, runway 9, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 530 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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