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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Washington, IN · July 16, 2012

Date: July 16, 2012 · 11:30 local
Place: Washington, IN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N59PJ
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,530 total550 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N59PJRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2395 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 07/16/12 ind FSDO received notification that N59PJ declared an emergency with an engine out. FAA inspectors arrived at the scene and found that N59PJ had safely landed on a portion of interstate currently under construction. Upon inspection of the scene, the aircraft had no damage. The aircraft had a tinted stream running from the left wing fuel cap to the trailing edge of the wing, resulting in fuel starvation. Upon further inspection, the fuel cap had significant movement after being placed on and locked, preventing a tight seal from forming. Personel were notified from kdcy to bring 15 gallons of fuel as well as an airframe and powerplant mechanic to correct the problem with the fuel cap. The fuel cap was fixed, 15 gallons of fuel was added to the left tank, take off distance was confirmed and the pilot had a successful take off and landed safely at his destination.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/16/12 IND FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT N59PJ DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AN ENGINE OUT. FAA INSPECTORS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND FOUND THAT N59PJ HAD SAFELY LANDED ON A PORTION OF INTERSTATE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A TINTED STREAM RUNNING FROM THE LEFT WING FUEL CAP TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING, RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FUEL CAP HAD SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT AFTER BEING PLACED ON AND LOCKED, PREVENTING A TIGHT SEAL FROM FORMING. PERSONEL WERE NOTIFIED FROM KDCY TO BRING 15 GALLONS OF FUEL AS WELL AS AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL CAP. THE FUEL CAP WAS FIXED, 15 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE LEFT TANK, TAKE OFF DISTANCE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE PILOT HAD A SUCCESSFUL TAKE OFF AND LANDED SAFELY AT HIS DESTINATION.