# Incident 20120716016029I: Beech A36, Washington, IN, July 16, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Washington, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6582° N, 87.1604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6582&lon=-87.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 550 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120716016029I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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