# Accident 20041119029149A: Beech A36TC, Madison, AL, November 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2004, 21:30 local time
- Place: Madison, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6403° N, 86.7731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6403&lon=-86.7731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38047 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 550 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041119029149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ON VECTORS FOR ILS APPROACH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA (KHSV). DESCENDED TO 3000 FEET ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT STATES THAT HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART TO NO AVAIL. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 NM NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT WITH "0" VISIBILITY IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDEND DUE TO THICK FOG. FIELD INVESTIGATION REVEALS NO APPARENT PRESENCE OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TIP OR LEFT MAIN TANK. RIGHT TIP TANK APPEARED TO BE EMPTY HOWEVER RIGHT MAIN APPEARED TO BE ALMOST FULL. FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND SELECTED TO THE RIGHT TANK. PILOT STATED IN INTERVIEW THAT HE HAD BURNED BOTH MAINS DOWN, AND PUMPED THE TIPS INTO THE MAINS. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 3 HRS. 50 MINUTES WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD "SWITCHED TANKS" DURING THE RESTART ATTEMPT INDICATING THAT AT THE TIME OF POWER LOSS, THE SELECTOR HAD BEEN ON THE LEFT TANK. ENGINE RUN @ ATLANT AIR SALVAGE SATISFACTORY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL05CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA027), Nov 20, 2004: Beech A36TC (N38047), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing to an open field.

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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