# Incident 20060728019709I: Beech A36, Terre Haute, IN, July 28, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6727S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6727S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,726 total, 1,355 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060728019709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ADVISED KHUF ATC OF ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE APPROX. 12 MILES SOUTH OF KHUF, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED OFF FIELD LANDING WITHOUT INJURY TO TWO PERSONS ON BOARD OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. OPERATOR REPORTED THAT A FLUCUATING EGT GAUGE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY HE MISMANAGED FUEL CONTROLS CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE REPORTED EGT FLUCUATION.

## Other reports on N6727S (3)

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

- [Incident 20230503006529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230503006529I), May 3, 2023: Beech A36 (N6727S), Charleston, WV, No damage. Aircraft turning left from taxiway ALPHA4 for takeoff from rwy 23. Taxiway had standing/pooled water from rain. Aircraft hydroplaned and became stuck in the…
- [Incident 19980509019579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980509019579I), May 9, 1998: Beech A36 (N6727S), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Too much power on approach for gear horn to sound. Put flaps down in lieu of gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19910721042399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721042399I), Jul 21, 1991: Beech A36 (N6727S), Elmira, NY. Fuel exhaustion as pilot switched tanks. Unable to restart. Landed at airport without engine power. Fuel in tanks.

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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