# Accident 20050714015409A: Beech A36, Sequim, WA, July 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Airport: Sequim Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0981° N, 123.1872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0981&lon=-123.1872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3119T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3119T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,087 total, 50 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714015409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT THE SEQUIM VALLEY AIRPORT AND AFTER HE HAD SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS IF THE MIXTURE HAD BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE IDLE CUT-OFF POSITION, AND THEN BACK TO THE RICH POSITION SUDDENLY. THE THROTTLE HAD REMAINED IN THE FULL POWER POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN MOVED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION AS HE CONTACTED THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ENGINE POWER CAME BACK TO WHAT HE FELT WAS FULL POWER JUST PRIOR TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING BUCKLING ON THE OUTBOARD TOP WING SKIN SECTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT IN PORT ANGELES AND RUN-UP COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED PORT ANGELES FOR SEQUIM, AND PICKED UP THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS THAT INCLUDED SLOW FLIGHT, STALLS, AND STEEP TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED NORMALLY DURING THE FLIGHT FROM PORT ANGELES TO SEQUIM AND DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS.

## 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 SEA05CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA143), Jul 14, 2005: Beech A36 (N3119T), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The temporary loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during the takeoff initial climb.

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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