# Accident 20120421006329A: Beech A36TC, Pendleton, OR, April 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2012, 17:17 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Eastern Oregon Regional Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6950° N, 118.2581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6950&lon=-118.2581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3862C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3862C-2012-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,752 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120421006329A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DID NOT INSTALL THE LEFT FUEL TANK CAP CORRECTLY.  AT ROTATION ON TAKEOFF THE PILOT SAW THE FUEL CAP WAS HANGING LOOSE AND FUEL WAS PORING FROM THE WING FUEL FILLER OPENING.  THE PILOT ELECTED NOT TO CONTINUE THE CLIMB OUT AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  HE STATED TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT HE HAD TURNED TOO SHARP.  HE STATED TO THE FAA IIC THAT HE FELT HE RUSHED THE LANDING WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN AND NO FLAPS. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND HE SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.  THE 2 PASSENGERS, TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, WERE UNINJURED.  THE PILOT SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND WAS SENT TO KRISTI DUNKS OF THE NTSB.

## 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 WPR12LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA178), Apr 22, 2012: Beechcraft A36TC (N3862C), Pendleton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glidepath for landing, which resulted in a collision with terrain short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to secure 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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