# Accident 20070608011279A: Beech A36, Gallatin, TN, June 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2007, 09:09 local time
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4067° N, 86.3589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4067&lon=-86.3589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729P-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070608011279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/08/2007, AT 0710 HRS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED AIRCRAFT N729P A BEECHCRAFT A36 BONANZA, WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD FROM GALLATIN, TN (M33) TO KNOXVILLE, TN (TYS). UPON ARRIVING AT KNOXVILLE AND CONTACTING APPROACH CONTROL PILOT DID NOT LAND. PILOT RETURNED TO GALLATIN, TN. UPON ARRIVAL AT GALLATIN PILOT DESCENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE TO PREPARE FOR LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 2,200 MSL PILOT STARTED EXPERIENCING LOW MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 FT. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, LEFT AND RIGHT WING, ALL LANDING GEAR, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. NO FUEL TANKS RUPTURED, NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILL. RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY, LEFT FUEL TANK HELD 10 TO 11 GALLONS OF FUEL.

## 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 NYC07LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA134), Jun 8, 2007: Raytheon A36 (N729P), Gallatin, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel which led to fuel starvation and loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize the proper engine restart procedures, and the…

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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