# Incident 19940313015909I: Beech A36, Truckee, CA, March 13, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1994, 17:10 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17544, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17544-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940313015909I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOT RECEIVED IFR CLEARANCE FOR N17544 FROM OAKLAND CENTER TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN 12,000 FEET. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PILOT OF N17544 READ BACK CLEARANCE ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, CALL SIGN RYE44, REPORTED CLIMBING TO 11,000 AND OAKLAND CENTER CLEARED RYE44 TO 13,000. OAKLAND CENTER IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED N17544 TO DESCEND TO 12,000 WHICH N17544 DID. AFTER LISTENING TO THE TAPE RECORDING SEVERAL TIMES, IT APPEARS THAT THE SIMULAR CALL SIGNS AND RAPID SUCCESSION OF CALLS CREATED CONFUSION AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ERROR. AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE DATA AVAILABLE, ENFORCEMENT ACTION WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION.

## Other reports on N17544 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150804023679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150804023679A), Aug 4, 2015: Beech A36 (N17544), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Shortly after takeoff, noticed fuel flow was slightly lower than normal. Switched on boost pump, verified good fuel flow (this was normal for this a/c), engine…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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