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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Salina, KS · October 18, 2008

Date: October 18, 2008 · 14:00 local
Place: Salina, KS
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3112Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA038
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 260 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N3112YRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2410 · Built 1988 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was VFR enroute to Salina Kansas, practicing an instrument approach. When preparing to land, the pilot switched fuel tanks and failed to move the selector valve to the correct position. The pilot claims to have been distracted by a radio call and failed to ensure the fuel selector valve was in desired position. The engine then quit due to fuel starvation and the pilot made an emergency landing on Kansas interstate highway 135 at mile marker 94. The landing was firm and the aircraft was still in a crab when it landed. The nose gear and the right main collapsed during the landing causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS VFR ENROUTE TO SALINA KANSAS, PRACTICING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. WHEN PREPARING TO LAND, THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND FAILED TO MOVE THE SELECTOR VALVE TO THE CORRECT POSITION. THE PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY A RADIO CALL AND FAILED TO ENSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS IN DESIRED POSITION. THE ENGINE THEN QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON KANSAS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 135 AT MILE MARKER 94. THE LANDING WAS FIRM AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL IN A CRAB WHEN IT LANDED. THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA038Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalina, KSThe pilot's failure to properly manage the available fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.Oct 18, 2008 · Substantial damage