# Accident 20120426008099A: Beech A36, Albuquerque, NM, April 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2012, 07:10 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0907° N, 106.9008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0907&lon=-106.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4830M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4830M-2013-05-21) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,606 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120426008099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT (FLYING) STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM RUNWAY 22 AEG, AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT ENGING LOST POWER. PILOT (FLYING) SAID IT FELT AS IF THE AIRCRAFT "SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL".  AIRCRAFT TOO LOW TO RETURN TO AEG AND PILOT FLYING LANDED IN OPEN AREA APPROX 1/4 MILE FROM DEPARTURE END ON RUNWAY 22.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE, PROP, FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE KEEL.  RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT (PIC) STATED THAT DURING OPERATION, MANIFOLD PRESSURE RAMINED UP, TACHOMETER AT REDLINE, AND TURBOCHARGER CONTINUED TO OPERATE (INDICATOR AMBER LAMP LIGHTED)

## 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 CEN12LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA261), Apr 26, 2012: Beech A36 (N4830M), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to an intake valve that was stuck in the open position.

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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