# Accident 20050417005849A: Beech A36, Brownwood, TX, April 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2005, 07:10 local time
- Place: Brownwood, TX
- Airport: Brownwood Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7936° N, 98.9611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7936&lon=-98.9611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4311S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4311S-2013-01-28) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050417005849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 17, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0710 LOCAL TIME, PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED BEECH, BE-36-A36, N4311S, WHILE EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BROWNWOOD AIRPORT, TEXAS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ SAID THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE INDICATED ZERO AFTER FIRST SPIKING TO MAXIMUM VALUE. SMOKE AND FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN AS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ GUIDED N4311S TO AN EMPTY FIELD AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST BEFORE ENTERING A TREE LINE WHERE THE RIGHT WING WAS TORN OFF AT THE ROOT AND APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET OF THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING WAS REMOVED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF BROWNWOOD AIRPORT FACING 180 DEGREES FROM ITS DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ OR HIS TWO PASSENGERS. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT NO OIL RESIDUE EXISTED ON THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK BUT WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 DFW05LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA105), Apr 17, 2005: Beech A36 (N4311S), Early, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the improper installation of the oil filter resulting in oil starvation and eventual seizure of the engine. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for…

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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