ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355054
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 November 1997 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft J35 |
| Owner/operator: | Mwf Beech, Inc. |
| Registration: | N171Y |
| MSN: | D-5467 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6037 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Provo, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC) |
| (KPVU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed Salt Lake City and flew to Provo, Utah, where he made a full flap touch-and-go landing on runway 18. He retracted the flaps, applied full power, and lifted off. As the airplane began its initial climb, the pilot retracted the landing gear. As the gear doors closed, the engine lost power. The pilot lowered the nose to maintain airspeed, turned on the boost pump, and 'checked fuel selector and magnetos.' The engine failed to respond. The pilot then lowered the landing gear, but the airplane touched down on the runway prior to full gear extension. According to an FAA inspector, who went to the scene, the pilot had recently received a checkout in the Beech J35. The fuel selector was found positioned to the left auxiliary tank, which was empty. There was fuel in the main tanks.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to properly position the fuel tank selector to a tank with adequate fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a subsequent forced landing due to lack of engine power. His failure (or inability) to extent the gear for landing was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA045
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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