# Accident 20110407005589A: Beech A36, Monaville, TX, April 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2011, 12:27 local time
- Place: Monaville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9508° N, 96.0389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9508&lon=-96.0389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24192, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24192) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110407005589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE FROM LAKEWAY, TX. (3R9) TO SUGARLAND, TX. (SGR) ON 04/07/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 LOCAL TIME WHEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO DESCEND TO 3,000'. WHEN REQUIRED ALTITUDE OF 3,000' WAS ATTAINED, THE PILOT STATED, "THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN CUT OUT". THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT INITIATED A LANDING CONFIGURATION TO A GRASS LANDING STRIP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY (GEAR DOWN). UNABLE TO MAKE THE GRASS LANDING AREA, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A PASTURE AREA. DUE TO IMPACT FORCES WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED ZERO FUEL IN THE LEFT WING. THE RIGHT WING CONTAINED, WHAT APPEARED TO BE, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS NOT BREACHED DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A MAGNETIC HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 330 DEGREES. THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR INDICATED THE RIGHT TANK WAS SELECTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA274), Apr 7, 2011: Beech A36 (N24192), Monaville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total 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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