# Accident 20060929031119A: Beech A36, Macon, GA, September 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2006, 12:16 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6906° N, 83.6428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6906&lon=-83.6428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69PM-2008-10-20) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060929031119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IFR FLIGHT PLAN BROOKSVILLE, FL TO LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. INSTRUCTED TO DESCEND FROM 8000' TO 6000' BY ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL. APPROACHING 6000', THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE "QUIT." HE STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. HE REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THAT AIRPORT WAS MACON DOWNTOWN (MAC) AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT REACH THAT FIELD. HE DETERMINED THAT THE MEDIAN OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-75 WAS THE ONLY AREA AVAILABLE TO HIM. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MEDIAN OF I-75 NEAR MACON, GA WITH GEAR AND FLAPS RETRACTED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED A BARRIER STANCHON BREAKING THE WING SPAR AND INITIATING A CLOCKWISE SPIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE SPINNER STRUCK THE MEDIAN BARRIER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS ROTATION AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A STANCHON. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHUT DOWN ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND CLOSED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS NEARLY FULL.

## 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 ATL06CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA131), Sep 29, 2006: Beech A36 (N69PM), Macon, GA, 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.

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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