20091002020099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Refugio, TX · October 2, 2009

Date: October 2, 2009 · 13:40 local
Place: Refugio, TX
Airport: Rooke Field
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N991PP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA005
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,142 total447 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N991PPRegistration cancelled Oct 5, 2011 · Beech A36S/N E-914 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft lost power on a flight from olathe, KS, (ixd), direct corpus christi, TX, (crp). The aircraft attemtped to make an emergency landing at Refugio, TX, (rfg) due to loss of engine power. The aircraft landed approximately 1/4 mile short from end of runway 32 rfg.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON A FLIGHT FROM OLATHE, KS, (IXD), DIRECT CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, (CRP). THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMTPED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT REFUGIO, TX, (RFG) DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE SHORT FROM END OF RUNWAY 32 RFG.

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 CEN10LA005Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRefugio, TXA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the correct engine restart checklist.Oct 2, 2009 · Substantial damage