# Incident 19990714018239I: Beech A36, Banning, CA, July 14, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9226° N, 116.8510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANNING MUNI (BNG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9226&lon=-116.8510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6649L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6649L) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990714018239I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE ENROUTE TRIP TO SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, HE WAS ON FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND HIS REPORTED ALTITUDE WAS AT 11,000 CLIMBING TO CLEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, HE PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (SWITCHED TANKS) AND AT ABOUT 7000 FEET THE ENGINE STARTED.  THE PILOT REPORTED HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT BANNING AIRPORT UNDER POWER.  THE PILOT HAD A MECHANIC READJUSTED THE TENSION ON THE FUEL CAP DUE TO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SIPHONING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND THE TRIP WAS COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N6649L (1)

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

- [Incident 19801107086599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801107086599I), Nov 7, 1980: Beech A36 (N6649L), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear for landing

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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