# Accident 20081127852669A: Raythn G36, Porterville, CA, November 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2008, 09:25 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0294° N, 119.0625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0294&lon=-119.0625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N936EW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N936EW-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon G36 (registry code 7150061, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-g36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHN G36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081127852669A

## Narrative

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

N936EW WAS CLEARED BY BFL TRACON FOR THE PORTERVILLE (PTV) VOR-A APPROACH. WHILE ON FINAL COURSE AND APPROX .5 MILES TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND CRASHED INTO A TREE ORCHARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED EXTENSIVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER (A 8 YR BOY) SUFFERED SERIOUS, CRITICAL INJURIES. A THIRD FEMALE PASSENGER SUFFERED MODERATE TO SEVERE INJURIES. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME AS REPORTED BY ASOS (0935 LCL) WAS WIND 300/4KTS; VIS 1/2 MILE; 200 FT OVC; TEMP:54; DEWPOINT 54. THE PILOT STATED THE HE DECIDED, AT MDA OF 980' TO INITIATE A MISSED APPROACH, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED AND HIT THE TREES. THERE WAS NO FIRE; THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET TO THE RIGHT TANK, HOWEVER, DUE TO EXTENSIVE WING DAMAGE, IT COULD NOT BE MEASURED. THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR AT THE SCENE. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER EXITED THE AIRFRAME AND WERE LOCATED APPROX 40-50 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. CURLING OF THE PROPELLER INDICATS THE ENGINE WAS AT LOW POWERAND/OR WINDMILLING. AIRCRAFT TACH TIME / HOBBS TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO GARMIN 1000 INSTALLATION WHICH RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR09LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA049), Nov 27, 2008: Raytheon G36 (N936EW), Porterville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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