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FAA incident report · Beech B36TC · Santa Barbara, CA · July 18, 1994

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Date
July 18, 1994 · 07:27 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6687D
Reported as
Beech B36TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total350 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N6687DRegistered now · Beech B36TCS/N EA-365 · Built 1983Airframe modelBeech B36TCEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: a/c took off from sba on an IFR to VFR on top clearance enroute to bfl. After reaching VFR on top pilot reported a rough running engine and requested an emergency return to sba. Engine quit and a/c made a forced landing in a field 1 mile west of sba airport. No injuries, minor damage. Investigation revealed lack of sufficient fuel in r/h tank, and improper operation of a/c elec. Boost pump, flooding engine, preventing an engine restart.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A/C TOOK OFF FROM SBA ON AN IFR TO VFR ON TOP CLEARANCE ENROUTE TO BFL. AFTER REACHING VFR ON TOP PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO SBA. ENGINE QUIT AND A/C MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 1 MILE WEST OF SBA AIRPORT. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED LACK OF SUFFICIENT FUEL IN R/H TANK, AND IMPROPER OPERATION OF A/C ELEC. BOOST PUMP, FLOODING ENGINE, PREVENTING AN ENGINE RESTART.