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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Mineola, TX · May 15, 1986

Date
May 15, 1986 · 19:30 local
Place
Mineola, TX
Airport
Quitman
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N302W
Reported as
Beech A36
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total25 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed during test flight. Landed in a field. Found main fuel line to the fuel pump blocked by rubber piece.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DURING TEST FLIGHT. LANDED IN A FIELD. FOUND MAIN FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP BLOCKED BY RUBBER PIECE.