# Accident 20120817022349A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Ruleton, KS, August 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2012, 14:50 local time
- Place: Ruleton, KS
- Airport: Goodland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3405° N, 101.6998° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3405&lon=-101.6998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA558) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120817022349A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM GDL EXPERIENCED ENGINE OVER SPEED AND NO FORWARD THRUST. LANDED IN FIELD. A/C HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A/C WAS MOVED TO BEEGLES A/C IN GREELY CO FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIRS NTSB INSPECTOR WITNESSED TURBOCHARGER CONTROLLER TEARDOWN. FOUND FITTING WAS LEAKING OIL.

## 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 CEN12LA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA558), Aug 17, 2012: Beech A36 (N262EA), Ruleton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the wastegate controller O-ring, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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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