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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Tuscaloosa, AL · July 13, 2012

Date: July 13, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
Airport: Tuscaloosa Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4307S
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 34,600 total380 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N4307SRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-675 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he was operating aircraft after some maintenance on the auto pilot system. He was at 7,500FT and started a long descent to 2,500 with the throttle at idle, he pushed the throttle forward for power and the engine did not respond and quit. Pilot tried several times to restart, but was unsuccessful and concentrated his full attention to the emergency landing. The pilot landed in a soy bean field .25 mile short of runway 04 at Tuscaloosa airport. There were no injuries or damage to aircraft. Bama air maintenance personnel stated that the aircraft would start, but would not idle, 'it would die out". Personnel adjusted the idle mixture to a higher RPM and engine preformed without incident. Aircraft was flown to bama air facility at (tcl) where it was further ground run with the idle and mixture setting verified iaw Continental motors maintenance manual. Aircraft was returned to service by bama air maintenance personnel.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS OPERATING AIRCRAFT AFTER SOME MAINTENANCE ON THE AUTO PILOT SYSTEM. HE WAS AT 7,500FT AND STARTED A LONG DESCENT TO 2,500 WITH THE THROTTLE AT IDLE, HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD FOR POWER AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND QUIT. PILOT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND CONCENTRATED HIS FULL ATTENTION TO THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED IN A SOY BEAN FIELD .25 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 04 AT TUSCALOOSA AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. BAMA AIR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT IDLE, 'IT WOULD DIE OUT". PERSONNEL ADJUSTED THE IDLE MIXTURE TO A HIGHER RPM AND ENGINE PREFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO BAMA AIR FACILITY AT (TCL) WHERE IT WAS FURTHER GROUND RUN WITH THE IDLE AND MIXTURE SETTING VERIFIED IAW CONTINENTAL MOTORS MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BY BAMA AIR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

Other reports on N4307S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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