NTSB Identification: ERA13LA060
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, November 17, 2012 in White Plains, NY
Probable Cause Approval Date: 07/23/2013
Aircraft: BEECH 35B33, registration: N8519M
Injuries: 1 Minor.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On final approach for landing, the pilot observed that the airplane was high, and he performed a slip in order to lose altitude. During the maneuver, the engine lost power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a parking lot. Postaccident examination revealed the fuel selector switch was in the off position; however, the pilot said that, after the accident, he turned the fuel selector from an unknown position to OFF and that he could not recall the prior position. The examination also found that the right wing fuel tank contained about 14 gallons of fuel, and the left tank was empty. Although the left wing tank was ruptured during impact, no evidence of fuel leakage or odor was found at the site. The airplane was equipped with a non-standard engine and propeller and did not have a Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation. Further, the pilot did not have fuel consumption information for the current engine-propeller installation; thus, the pilot likely misjudged the fuel consumption for the flight. It is likely that the fuel selector was positioned to the left tank, which had become very low on fuel. The slip maneuver aggravated the low fuel condition of the left wing fuel tank, and the airplane was starved of fuel, which resulted in the loss of engine power. Additionally, the pilot's failure to utilize the auxiliary fuel pump per the pilot operating handbook during air start most likely prevented the engine from restarting. Postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded the normal operation of the airplane or engine components.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's improper fuel management and his excessive slip maneuver, which led to fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power, and his failure to activate the electric boost pump during the attempted engine restart.
On November 17, 2012, about 0005 eastern standard time, a Beechcraft B33, N8519M, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power while on approach to Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York. The private pilot incurred minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Rock Airport (9G1), Tarentum, Pennsylvania at about 2150. The business flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
The pilot conducted a flight from HPN to 9G1 prior to the accident flight, after which he did not refuel the airplane. The pilot stated that he departed 9G1 for HPN with approximately 47 gallons of fuel.
As the airplane was on final approach to runway 34 at HPN, at an altitude of 1,000-1,500 feet mean sea level, the pilot noticed that he was above the glide path for a normal landing and "performed a brief slip to lose altitude quicker" During the slip, the pilot decreased propeller pitch, and the engine made an unusual "roaring" sound. The pilot declared an emergency on the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency, switched the fuel selector from the left fuel tank to the right fuel tank, and performed the emergency checklist for an engine failure by memory before attempting to restart the engine. The pilot maneuvered the airplane towards a lighted parking lot and executed a forced landing about one-half of a nautical mile short of runway 34. After egress from the airplane, the pilot stated that he returned back inside the cockpit to turn the fuel selector off. During postaccident interviews, the pilot could not remember from what position he turned the fuel selector to the off position. The pilot did not report any preflight mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the firewall, left wing root and wing spar. Flight control cable continuity was established from the cockpit controls to all the control surfaces. Although the left fuel tank was ruptured during impact with a tree, no fuel pooling, leakage, or odor were present at the accident site. Examination of the cockpit indicators, controls, and switches revealed the fuel selector switch was in the off position, the throttle was in the full power position, the fuel mixture control lever was in the full rich position, and the propeller control lever was in the full out position. The auxiliary fuel boost pump switch was in the off position.
The 2256 recorded weather at HPN included wind from 360 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies, temperature 3 degrees C, dew point 5 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 30.41 inches of mercury.
The low-wing, retractable-gear airplane was powered by a Continental IO-520-BB, 285- horsepower engine, which was equipped with a 3-bladed McCauley propeller. Review of maintenance records revealed that an annual inspection was completed on June 6, 2012, at a total time of 11,298.5 hours. At the time of the accident, the engine total time was 2865.3 hours, with 809.8 hours since last major overhaul.
Examination of the fuel system was performed by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors. The main fuel screen was removed, and residual fuel was found in the screen. The fuel line from the firewall to the engine-driven fuel pump was removed, and no residual fuel was found in the line. The engine-driven fuel pump was removed, and the drive coupler was inspected and found intact. The fuel control unit, fuel flow transducer, fuel manifold valve, and all associated fuel lines were removed and exhibited no residual fuel. Approximately 14 gallons of fuel was drained from the right wing.
Data extracted from the airplane’s fuel totalizer by the NTSB vehicle recorder laboratory indicated that the airplane consumed 54.2 gallons of fuel during the accident flight and the flight prior, and had 19.8 gallons of total fuel remaining on board at the time of the accident, three gallons of which was unusable.
According to FAA records, the engine-propeller combination installed on the accident airplane was not authorized in the type certificate data sheet for a Beechcraft B-33, and the airplane did not have a Supplemental Type Certificate or Flight Manual Supplement for the installation. The pilots operating handbook (POH) for the accident airplane did not include any information, including fuel consumption, for this engine and propeller combination. According to the POH, the maximum duration for a slip maneuver is 20 seconds for an airplane with unbaffled main fuel cells, with which the accident airplane was equipped. The POH also stated that, during an air start procedure, the auxiliary fuel pump must be turned to the on position until power is regained.
NTSB Identification: ERA13LA060
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, November 17, 2012 in White Plains, NY
Aircraft: BEECH 35-B33, registration: N8519M
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On November 17, 2012, about 0005 eastern standard time, a Beechcraft B33, N8519M, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following loss of engine power while on approach to Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York. The private pilot incurred minor injuries. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Rock Airport (9G1), Tarentum, Pennsylvania.
The pilot stated that while turning on to final for the instrument landing system approach to runway 34 at HPN, and while at 1000-1500 feet mean sea level, he noticed that he was above the glide path for a normal landing. The pilot said that he "performed a brief slip to lose altitude quicker." It was then that he pushed the propeller control forward and the engine made an unusual noise; a "roaring", as he described. The pilot declared an emergency on the common traffic advisory frequency. The pilot switched from the left fuel tank feed to the right fuel tank feed and deduced that he was not going to be able make a safe landing on the runway and performed the emergency checklist for an engine failure by memory; as he stated. The pilot lined up on a lighted parking lot and executed an emergency landing about one half of a nautical mile short of runway 34.
Examination of the airplane by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors revealed damage to the firewall, left wing root and wing spar. Although the left wing tank was punctured, no fuel pooling, and no leakage or fumes were present at the accident site. FAA inspectors were also able to drain 14 gallons of fuel from the right wing tank.
The airplane is equipped with a J. P. Instruments Fuel Scan 450, designed to record various parameters with the fuel system onboard the airplane. The FAA inspectors recovered the instrument from the airplane and forwarded it to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory, Washington, DC, for data download.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 8519M Make/Model: BE33 Description: 33 Debonair, Bonanza (E-24)
Date: 11/17/2012 Time: 0451
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: WHITE PLAINS State: NY Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A PARKING LOT, 2 MILES FROM WHITE PLAINS, NY
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: GARDEN CITY, NY (EA15) Entry date: 11/19/2012
Beechcraft
35-B33 Debonair (N8519M) in a parking lot off King Street in Rye Brook
around midnight Friday. / Courtesy Irwin Gary MarksJudah Holstein did not see his life flash before his eyes late Friday when he realized his plane couldn’t make it to the Westchester County Airport.
Rather, the 43-year-old father of three, vice president of the Westchester Flying Club in Purchase, said his sole focus was landing his single-engine aircraft without taking out himself or any people or property on the ground.
“Once I recognized I was not going to be able to land safely at the airport, the parking lot was the safest option I found at the time,” Holstein said Monday. “That’s where I attempted to land. If not for that tree, it would have turned out a little better.”
Holstein, who has hundreds of hours of flight experience, radioed ahead to declare an emergency in the air.
After clipping a tree, the Beechcraft landed hard on its belly — with one wheel lying on the hardtop near the nose — in a corporate park’s lot on King Street, less than a mile south of the airport.
“The tree wasn’t real tall, probably 15 to 20 feet tall,” Holstein said Monday. “I didn’t see it until there wasn’t much I could do about it.”
He cut his eyebrow on the airplane’s sun visor and also suffered a minor back injury.
He was treated at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Monday, he returned to work as president of Miracom Computer Corp. in Eastchester.
His employees showered him with attention, amazed he escaped without much more than a scratch.
Holstein, who was interviewed by representatives for the Federal Aviation Administration, said he couldn’t share more specifics of the crash because the investigation is open.
The pilot was returning from a round-trip flight between Westchester County Airport and Rock Airport in Pittsburgh, a 560-nautical-mile trip.
He arrived at Rock at 6:22 p.m. and took off on the return flight at 9:53 p.m., according to FlightAware, a plane-tracking website.
He said he’d taken the route before, and had flown twice before that in the past week, to Washington, D.C. and Norwood, Mass.
“I just followed my training,” he said of the emergency landing. “My number one priority was making sure no one got hurt, or too hurt. A little cut in the eyebrow isn’t too bad, all things considered.”
Brian McCloskey, president of the Westchester Flying Club, said Holstein left a voice mail message with him immediately after landing.
“He was still in the parking lot and he sounded a little shaken up,” McCloskey said. “He said he had a cut on his forehead and that his back was a little sore.”
Holstein said he feels lucky. He expects he’ll fly again.
“I’m pretty pragmatic generally,” he said. “I’ve dealt with plenty of things in my life, so I’ll deal with this too.“
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RYE BROOK — A small plane that crash-landed less than a mile south of Westchester County Airport around midnight was hauled to the airport this morning while authorities investigated.
The aircraft, which is registered to the Westchester Flying Club in Purchase, appeared to have clipped trees bordering the Reckson Executive Park on International Drive, off King Street, and landed hard on its belly.
The pilot, an Eastchester man whom police have not named, was alone in the plane and suffered head lacerations but was conscious when he landed, police said. He called Harrison Police for help since his GPS did not give him a precise location, and Harrison Police forwarded the call to Rye Brook Police, who were sent out to 1100 King St. at 12:03 a.m. The plane was in the center of the industrial park’s parking lot.
Rye Brook Police Lt. Eugene Matthews said the pilot had taken off from Rock Airport in Pittsburgh and was on his way to Westchester County Airport.
“He called into the airport distress and stated to whoever was there that he wasn’t going to make it,” Matthews said.
The single-engine aircraft, a Beechcraft, was flat on its belly, with one wheel laying on the hardtop near the nose early this morning. Debris from the trees could be seen on the pavement.
The parking lot is less than a mile from the main airstrip at the airport. It appears that if the aircraft hadn’t set down in the parking lot and couldn’t make it to the airport, it could have crashed into a large subdivision between the two. The development has more than 100 homes.
At the scene were police from Rye Brook, Harrison and Westchester County. There were firefighters from Purchase and an ambulance corps from Harrison. The area straddles the Connecticut state line.
Matthews said the pilot was shaken up from the crash, but conscious. He was taken to Westchester Medical Center.
Police remained at the crash site for hours Saturday, guarding the plane, which was roped off with yellow police tape. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were on the scene in the early part of the morning but allowed the plane to be towed away after they finished their on-site work. The FAA investigation into the accident’s cause was expected to take longer.
The flying club’s website says it has 65 members. The aircraft involved in the incident, built in 1963, was available for rent at a rate of $197 an hour.
Staff writer Thane Grauel contributed to this report.
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Date: 11/16/2012
Time: 2385hrs (11:58pm)
Location: Behind 6 International Dr (Building # 3) X King St
Frequency: 46.26, 33.96 (Dispatches), 46.06 (PCFD), Fire 19, Fire 15, EMS 19, 155.895 (HPD), 155.625 (RBPD), 453.150 (PCRRBEMS), 155.310 (WCPD), ATC
Units Operating: [Purchase FD: 2412, E240, R30], [Port Chester FD: 2393, E59], [Harrison EMS: 61A4], [PCRRBEMS: 77A2], [Harrison PD: Cars 1, 3, 5], [Rye Brook PD: Cars 47, 48], County PD, Airport Operations, FAA, NTSB
Weather Conditions: Clear, 37 Degrees
Description Of Incident: Aircraft Down, 1 Patient with Minor injuries, negative extrication, negative fluid spill
Reporters: firedude, fdny41, x4093k, EmsFirePolice
Aircraft Info:
Tail Number: N8519M
Aircraft Type: 1963 Beechcraft Bonanza 33 (Single Engine, 4 Seats)
Aircraft Owner: Westchester Flying Club
Flight info: Pittsburgh, PA (Rock Airport - 9G1) to Westchester (HPN) with 1 Pilot and 0 Passengers
Arriving Weather: Winds 340 Degrees at 7 knotts, 37 Degrees F, Clear Skies, 10+miles visability
Airport note: Air Traffic Control Tower was not in operation, Runway 34 in use
2358hrs: Purchase FD + Harrison EMS dispatched 700 Anderson Hill Rd (@ Pepsico) for a reported Plane down in the rear
0000hrs: E240 responding
0000hrs: Bat 19 dispatched to landline
0000hrs: R30, 2412 responding
0004hrs: 61A4 on the PepsiCo property
0008hrs: 61A4 reports aircraft down possibly closer to King St, per HPD officer in woods searching
0009hrs: 2412 reports will hold with PFD units for now
0010hrs: Rye Brook PD dispatches cars 47 & 48 to IAO International Drive Business Park for plane down
0012hrs: RBPD Car 48 on scene with plane down behind building 3 on International Drive
0013hrs: RBPD requesting EMS to scene for minor injuries
0014hrs: 2412 on scene, requesting PCFD notification, Port Chester Chief dispatched to landline
0015hrs: E240 on scene
0017hrs: 61A4 on scene, reporting 1 patient, minor injury, will handle
0018hrs: R30 on scene
0029hrs: E59 dispatched to scene
0030hrs: 2393 responding
0031hrs: 61A4 transporting 1 patient BLS to White Plains Hospital (WPH)
0035hrs: 2393 on scene
0040hrs: E59 on scene
0044hrs: 2412 reports all Purchase units are in service, turned over to Port Chester FD
0049hrs: 2393 reports they have been released by RBPD, all PCFD units back in service
0049hrs: 61A4 out at WPH
LoHud Article (With Photos): http://www.lohud.com...&nclick_check=1
Rye Patch Article: http://rye.patch.com...ng-in-rye-brook
News 12 Video: http://www.news12.co...®ion_name=WC
Armonk Daily Voice Article: http://armonk.dailyv...chester-airport
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